World’s Largest Treehouse Resort Opening in the Smoky Mountains
Treehouses inspire visions of Tarzan swinging through the forest. Sanctuary Treehouse Resort is the largest treehouse resort in the world.
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Joseph Shavit
- Mar 22, 2022
Research shows healthy home cooking equals a healthy mind
New research has found being confident in the kitchen is not only good for your taste buds: it’s also good for your mental health.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 24, 2022
Blind toddler can’t contain her joy when she sees her mom’s face for the very first time
A toddler’s reaction to seeing her mom’s face clearly for the first time is going viral, bringing people to tears all across TikTok.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 24, 2021
National poll: 4 in 5 parents say children today aren’t as thankful as they should be
More than half of parents worry that they overindulge their children; many report different ways of teaching them to be thankful.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 23, 2021
Bosnian man builds rotating house so that his wife has diversified view
Seeking to please his wife who had wished for a more diversified view from their family house, an innovator has built a rotating house.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 1, 2021
Woman reunites with son she put up for adoption 33 years ago through 23andMe
Melanie Pressley, reunited with her firstborn son Greg Vossler, this summer after taking a DNA test and learning they were a genetic match.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 20, 2021
Australian government announces payment to assist women escaping family violence
A one-off payment of $5,000 from the Australian federal government will be available to women escaping violent relationships.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 24, 2021
Sisters Forever: Girls were mistakenly swapped at birth then raised as sisters
TWO WOMEN who were accidentally swapped at birth were raised as sisters from the age of three when their parents realised the mistake.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 18, 2021
Grandfather builds a replica Space X Dragon module for aspiring astronaut grandson
After building an amazing replica of a Space X module for his grandson, Southampton's 'Grandpa Patrick' has been hailed a 'genius'.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 15, 2021
Florida girl found safe after being abducted 14 years ago, tearful reunion
A Florida girl who vanished after being abducted as a 6-year-old in 2007 has been reunited with her mother, police say.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 15, 2021
DNA analysis shows prehistoric humans mated with their cousins far less than modern man
Today, more than 10 percent of all global marriages occur among first or second cousins. Ancient humans rarely chose their cousins as mates.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 13, 2021
Bride flies 800 miles to share ‘first dance’ with her 94-year-old grandfather
Distance was no obstacle as Natalie Browning traveled from Virginia to Florida to share her ‘first dance’ with her grandfather.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 7, 2021
‘Unbelievable joy’: Newly separated conjoined twins see each other for the first time
Dr. Isaac Lazar commented on the remarkable moment on Sunday when the girls looked at each other for the first time after a year connected.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 6, 2021
A teenager in foster care was finally adopted by someone very special to her
Daniel Donaldson and his family had always left the adoption decision up to Alecia so she planned a birthday surprise to make it official.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 29, 2021
Heroic grandmother saves baby from falling out of a window
A grandmother became a lifesaver and hero by catching a toddler who fell 20ft from the open window of an apartment block in Russia.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 16, 2021
Persistent Father Never Gave Up Hope Finds Abducted Son After 24 Years
Guo Gangtang traveled more than 310,000 miles in search of his son, who was abducted by traffickers in China when he was just 2 years old.
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