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A Little Bit of Awesome: 7/29/2020 Edition

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A Little Bit of Awesome: 7/29/2020 Edition

Chris Marcriss, skydiver in Vermont recently lost his prosthetic leg when it fell off in mid-air. He says he didn’t even realize it was gone at first, and wasn’t sure he’d ever find it. But he posted on Facebook and asked people in the area to keep an eye out, and, Joe, a random farmer found it on his property. Check out his full story RIGHT HERE.


Andrew Walker and Jacob Adkins, roommates at the University of Massachusetts, rollerbladed almost 900 miles from Boston to Michigan over 10 days in order to raise money for the American Cancer Society. The ended up raising over $25,000.


Here’s a guy on a balcony using his “dad voice” to scare away a bear that’s trying to break into his car by opening the door. He does it twice and each time the bear is startled and slams the door shut.


This is coming to Netflix. Side note, did they learn nothing from the the first five Jurassic Park movies? Don’t let kids in there!


 

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