Author: Elsa
He’s a Black Belt in Karate and a former Marine. He’s a survivor of childhood abuse, an actor, motivational speaker and martial arts instructor. Victor Marx is basically a talented man who does a lot of things. But he doesn’t let his traumatic experiences from being a kid or a soldier weigh him down. Oh no, quite the opposite – he’s all about paying it forward and spreading his knowledge. As you’ll see in this clip. In it, he’s showing us all how to disarm someone with a gun. It’s exactly how you see in the movies. But in real life.…
This is a truly remarkable story. It was told to the TLC show The Untold Stories of the Emergency Room and it’s all about a very unusual birth indeed! One that the mom, doctors – and soon you – will never be able to forget… Dr. Mauricio Heilbron, Jr. recalls the scene at his hospital’s emergency room in San Pedro, California. It was back in 2005. He was dealing with a gunshot victim and the ER was manic. Suddenly he hears loud footsteps getting quicker and quicker. A colleague of his running… Why? Well, he’s spotted a pregnant woman on the ER is…
How do random strangers behave when you put them in certain set-up situations? It’s the premise of the social experiment. And these tests are rarely bettered than when ABC News’ TV show ‘What Would You Do?’ sets them up. We’ve seen plenty of great experiments from them before… Their latest? A scenario testing out how people might react when confronted with a veteran in a store. A Veteran trying to pay for groceries but who quickly discovers that he hasn’t quite got enough cash for it. Will people step up, be counted and volunteer to help out? Or shy away and pretend not to…
Not too long ago, a video of a small boy showing off his impressive nunchuck skills went viral. The kid’s name was Ryusei. Family Feud and Little Big Shots host Steve Harvey and his production team were so impressed by the child that they invited him perform on LBS. And he agreed! Not only does little Ryusei demonstrate his impeccable skills with the nunchucks, he does it to a routine by Bruce Lee. In jaw-droppingly perfect synchronization. This young man certainly has a bright future ahead of him, no matter what he decides to do. He’s got skills, patience, determination, resilience and…
Tansy Aspinall grew up in the British countryside like many other girls in her area. She went to school, had friends, and enjoyed a variety of hobbies. She really was just like any other little kid… Except she lived with gorillas! That’s right, she grew up with her parents running The Aspinall Foundation, a sanctuary for raising gorillas. Including Bimms, a gorilla she was especially close to left for the jungle when she was eleven… Twelve years later and she joins her parents as they jet into the wild to catch up with Bimms and see how he’s getting along. And…
Juneau, Alaska. Wildlife photographer Nick Jans was out walking his Labrador one day when he saw something that made him stop dead in his tracks. It was a wolf. Out in the wild, Alaskan wolves can be quite savage. In a dogfight, the wolf would be able to rip Nick’s pet apart. Despite his best efforts, his dog slipped from his grasp and ran over to the wolf. Nick’s heart froze. This could be very bad news indeed. His dog was friendly and lovable and not a fighter at all. The wolf stood its ground. Nick’s first thought? How was…
25 year-old Jenny marries Roger, an 80 year-old man. She decides they should have separate bedrooms because she’s worried that if they share a bed on their first night together, he may get too excited and have a heart attack or something. It’s the night of the wedding and Jenny has got herself all ready for bed. She’s drifting off to sleep when Roger raps at the door. He’s ready for action! He creeps in, she welcomes him into bed and they consummate their marriage. Roger gets up and goes back to his own room. Ten minutes later, he’s back and feeling amorous once more. He…
British woman Donna Docherty used to weigh 215lbs. She was technically obese and wanted to make a change. So she dedicated herself to losing weight and managed to park a hugely impressive 100lbs+ as she slimmed down to 112lbs. Dropping a whole bunch of dress sizes in the process. How? Well, Donna attributes her success partially to hard work and exercise, of course. But mostly? She cut out just one ingredient – sugar! The 31 year-old decided enter into a program of weight loss after seeing her father become ill due to his size. And after seeing pictures of herself at…
South Korean tech giant Samsung aren’t just interested in making smartphones and TVs, you know. Oh no. They’re also into changing the future. And with their latest idea? They’re certainly moving us into weird science-fiction territory! What have they come up with? Well, it’s a contact lens with a built-in camera… We’ve already seen crazy contact lens technology head our way courtesy of cutting edge science. We’re talking about things like the bionic contact lens. But this latest invention? It blows even that out of the water. The lenses will be equipped with a special built-in camera and a bunch of…
Growing up can be difficult for some kids. Here’s the story of a kid that was struggling and how the kindness of someone else saw him through. It’s a beautiful story of when the jock made friends with the nerd. Told from the perspective of the ‘jock’… “When I was a freshman, I noticed a kid from my class one day walking home from school. He was carrying every single one of his books. I thought, ‘He must really be a nerd.’ As I walked off I noticed a bunch of kids run up to him, knock his books out his hands and started yelling at…