Inspiring

December 15, 2022

Man Travels Across Japan With a GPS Tracker To Create a 4,000-Mile Marriage Proposal

There are all different types of marriage proposals, including everything from very intimate moments to huge gestures in front of hundreds or thousands of people. With such variety in ways to propose, it can be difficult to be creative; however, one man in Japan did something truly epic to ask his girlfriend to marry him—he traveled across his native country to pop the question with the help of Google Earth.

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December 14, 2022

Best Friends Win the Lottery, Decide to Spread the Wealth to Their Community

JoAnn MacQueen went to the grocery store to buy some raspberries and ended up leaving with $1 million. And what did her and her friend Marlisa Mercer decide to do before they even got their hands on the money? They made a pact to give it back to their community. MacQueen and Mercer, friends for over 35 years now, play the lottery when the prize is big.

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December 9, 2022

Amazon Will Tip Your Delivery Driver $5 If You Tell Alexa “Thank You”

Nowadays, holiday shopping isn't confined to a trip to the mall; there's also a lot of money being spent online. Due to this, delivery drivers are often overworked during the winter season from an influx of orders. If you choose to shop from Amazon, however, you will now have the ability to thank your delivery driver. If you say, “Alexa, thank my driver,” Amazon will give that driver a $5 tip on your behalf.

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