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A Little Bit of Awesome: 2/24/2020 Edition

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A Little Bit of Awesome: 2/24/2020 Edition

The women’s basketball team at South Dakota State decided to try some half-court shots while they were warming up on Thursday. And they ended up sinking FIVE IN A ROW. Each one by a different player.


A mom bought her kid one of those strong magnets on a rope and while “fishing” with it, he pulled up a live hand grenade.


A surfer in New Zealand survived a great white shark attack on Saturday by punching it in the eye and yelling “[eff] off.” He says the whole thing was nuts, and he couldn’t believe it was really happening. He does plan to keep surfing though. Check out his full story RIGHT HERE.


Holly McNally is awesome! She had to deliver her own baby last week after her doctor couldn’t get to her on time. Then three days later, she was on her way home from the hospital, when a tanker truck hauling jet fuel tipped over. She helped pull the driver from the fiery wreck . . . moments before the truck exploded. Awesome.


I’m just going to leave this here. Ladies, you’ll want to watch the entire thing. Trust me.


Here’s an uplifting Secret Link RIGHT HERE.

 

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