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

      by January 3, 2016 1,990 0

      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…

      The Seabin Can Someday Make Our Oceans Litter-Free

      by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindequeJanuary 3, 2016October 12, 2023 1,341 0

      Andrew Turton and Pete Ceglinski have a dream: to rid the ocean of all litter. While this might seem like an insurmountable goal, they’re taking it head-on.   Global (03…

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

      by January 1, 2016January 1, 2016 769 0

      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….

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

      by December 20, 2015 500 0

      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…

      Mom puts son through Varsity by selling food at rubbish dump

      Mom puts son through Varsity by selling food at rubbish dump

      by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindequeDecember 19, 2015March 7, 2019 639 1

      It may not seem like much to some, but the money Gugu Yengwa makes from selling food to waste pickers at a Pietermaritzburg dump has helped pay for her son’s…

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      250 People Pay It Forward At A Florida McDonald’s Drive-Thru

      by December 19, 2015 815 0

      One Florida woman embraced the spirit of the season of giving, and started a chain reaction of 250 people paying it forward at a Mcdonald’s. Torie Keene of Lakeland, Florida,…

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

      by December 18, 2015 719 0

      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

      by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindequeDecember 14, 2015June 9, 2026 4,187 12

      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 966 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…

      Twin South Africans from a township beat all odds & are on their way to be two amazing doctors

      Inspirational Twin South Africans – From Township to Doctors!

      by User Submitted@GoodThingsGuyDecember 9, 2015March 16, 2024 1,564 0

      Twin brothers from Khayelitsha, who refused to let their circumstances stand in their way, will be celebrating their success today when they both graduate as medical doctors from Stellenbosch University….

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