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      Live like we’re dying… story of a man who jumped over a grenade to save his friend.

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      5 years ago, he threw his body onto a live enemy grenade. He flat-lined. Now, he lives to tell the story… William Kyle Carpenter was just 19 years old when…

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      2015 in pictures… all the good stuff from around the world.

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      2015 is over, and while many in the media have focused on the negative, readers of Good Things Guy know that there were many good things that happened this year….

      His son’s picture became an iconic image from 2015 for the worst reason. Now he speaks.

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      You may not know him, but you’ve certainly heard of his son. His name is Abdullah Kurdi, but you probably know him best as the father of Alan (originally reported…

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      12 times the ‘helpers’ eased the pain of sad situations in 2015.

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      2015 was an intense year. Some pretty amazing things happened. The Supreme Court in America legalized same sex marriage, we made incredible progress in space exploration, and yet another country…

      Incredible security guards & street cleaners help deliver baby on Hillbrow pavement

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      Guards from the Bad Boyz security company and street cleaners helped a woman deliver her baby on a Hillbrow pavement in the early hours of Friday morning. The company’s Hendrik…

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      A South African Teen from Umlazi is on His way to Harvard… and Inspiring Us All

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      Mfundo Radebe, an 18 year old Umlazi Teenager who despite the odds and challenges is proving nothing is impossible through education. He has just been accepted at Harvard University on a full…

      South Africa man saves pro surfer from drowning in Hawaii

      by December 9, 2015 849 0

      Hawaii officials are crediting a South African man with saving the life of a professional surfer who almost drowned after a wipe-out. Two-time world bodyboarding champion Andre Botha found the…

      Syrian Dad selling pens in viral photo now runs three businesses

      by December 7, 2015 1,252 0

      Abdul Halim al-Attar, a refugee from Syria who was photographed selling pens in the streets of Beirut, is now running three businesses in the city after an online crowdfunding campaign…

      WATCH: Brave woman crawls down extremely narrow underground pipe to rescue puppies

      by December 6, 2015December 6, 2015 493 0

      Residents of Soriano, Uruguay were alarmed by a female dog that was howling uncontrollably at the entrance of a narrow drainpipe. They soon realized that the dog’s puppies were trapped…

      Rugby player spends time training with rhino poaching unit…

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      Having helped Australia reach the World Cup final at Twickenham in October, you would forgive David Pocock for putting his feet up during the off-season. Pocock is not your average…

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