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Marathoner Comes in Last—for a Purpose
Out of the 26,639 people who completed the 2016 Boston Marathon, 72-year-old Fran Drozdz finished 26,639th. Dead last. The roaring crowds and official ...
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Being Smarter Doesn't Equal Happiness
In an article in The Atlantic, Joe Pinkser interviews author Raj Raghunathan about his book If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Happy? The article ...
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'Stealth Secularism' Hooks Us Through Stories
Christian apologist Nancy Pearcey uses the following story to show how "stealth secularism" can bypass our critical grid and hook us emotionally: ...
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Two Kids Dream of Flight
Any given day, 23,000 scheduled flights take off and land at American airports. At any given time, 5,000 of those airplanes are simultaneously airborne. ...
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An Angry Mountain Lion Resists His Rescuers
When a wild mountain lion was found mistakenly caught in a bobcat trap in Utah, wildlife officials were faced with a tricky problem. Mountain lions are ...
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Google, Nike, & U.S. State Department Mission Statements
Two students. Larry Page and Sergey Brin, sat in their dorm room at Stanford University and pledged themselves to the following mission statement: "To ...
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World Famous Guitarist Finds Real Purpose
Christopher Parkening, considered to be the world's greatest classical guitarist, achieved his musical dreams by the age of thirty. By then he was ...
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Marathoner Must Know Why He Runs
Long after the sun had set on the Boston Marathon, the official clock turned off, and the crowds had all but gone home, 39 year old Venezuelan, Maickel ...
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Iditarod Originated as Life-Saving Mission
One of the most unique sporting events in the world did not begin as a sporting event. Each year riders and their dogs race more than 1,000 miles for ...
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City's First Ambulance Runs Over Tourist
In October 1909, Vancouver, British Columbia purchased its first motorized ambulance. In 1909, a new ambulance was a rare thing, but the city spared no ...
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