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After receiving the shoebox full of gifts, Joanna wrote a thank-you letter to the blonde American boy, but he never received it. Eleven years later, Joanna decided to look for him on Facebook. “I still wanted to thank the person who gave me the box that had meant so much to me,” she said. When Tyrel saw her post, they began a Facebook friendship and quickly realized how much they had in common.
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In 2013, Tyrel saved money for a flight and traveled to the Philippines to meet Joanna and her family. He asked her father for permission to marry the girl of his dreams, and on October 5, 2014, they were married.
A Russian cat named Crumbs, who had been living on a diet of cookies and soup, was taken to a center in Perm to be put on a strict diet. But it was clear to Crumbs that he wasn’t meant to live there. So, he attempted an escape, only to end up stuck in a shoe rack.
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The photo shows him clearly regretting his decision. At nearly four times heavier than an average house cat, Crumbs makes you wonder how many cats might actually be hiding inside his furry body.
If I were this cat, I’d be mildly annoyed. But I got ten funny offenses that will make you laugh.
Image credits: Newsflash
A Japanese man named Otou Katayama went through a rough patch with his wife Yumi for the last two decades and therefore stopped speaking to her, despite living under the same roof with their two kids.
They even welcomed their third child without speaking to each other.
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Twenty years later, this husband decided to end the silent treatment. A TV show, TV Hokkaido, portrayed the first time this husband exchanged words with his wife after 20 whole years.
The husband revealed that at first he was just sulking, but it soon turned into a two-decade-long silent treatment because he felt that his wife was very involved in raising their kids and that he wasn’t receiving sufficient attention from her. It was his jealousy that got the better of him.
To help end the silent treatment, their kids, who were now adults, reached out to the TV show to help solve the conflict. The show then arranged a meeting between Otou and Yumi at the park where they had their first date. The children were secretly watching them along with the audience. After a slight hesitation, Otou finally spoke to his wife, apologizing for how his silence must have hurt her and expressing his gratitude for sticking beside him for two decades, which finally came to an end that day.
Image credits: Hokkaido Television Broadcasting
Peng Shuilin, a Chinese man, lost the lower half of his body in an automobile accident in 1995, which led surgeons to sew up his bottomless torso.
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Despite the shock that life gave Peng, he chose to live with courage.
After years of being hospitalized, he learned to walk again using specially adapted legs in 2007. He then opened his own supermarket, named Half Man Half Price Store, becoming an inspiration for other amputees.
Iga Jasica, a Polish teenager, had been diagnosed with brain cancer and was undergoing surgery. Unexpectedly, she woke up in the middle of the procedure as the anesthesia wore off. Still lucid, she asked the doctor how the surgery was going.
“She didn’t feel anything and was never in danger,” revealed her neurosurgeon. “It’s possible that the surgery may have triggered something that woke her up, but doctors are also looking into whether the anesthesia was administered correctly.”
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Jasica couldn’t remember much, but the doctor later told her that they had talked about cats, which she loves.
"It was the best Christmas gift I have ever received. The gift of life," she said.
The world is not so bad after all. But if you’ve lost faith in people, these wholesome stories will change your mind.
And if you’re looking for more comfort, you might like these 25 feel-good thoughts to lift your mood. Or even better, funny relatable jokes that’ll certainly make you laugh.
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