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Cory Booker Reminds Us All He’s Still a Superhero

Step aside, Chuck Norris – you might have been deposed as the Internet’s model for toughness, superiority and epic manliness.

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Video: Scarily Patient Artist Creates Portrait from 3.2 Million Dots

Patience is clearly a virtue — one best combined with artistic vision and a pen.

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Watch: Hero Chihuahua Chases Away Two Armed Robbers

Paco is a 10-pound Chihuahua. But when he’s angry, you’d better run.

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Elderly Man Who Was Bound By Robbers Chews His Way To Freedom

It’s not the first time we’ve said it, but thank goodness for dentures.

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The Blogger Behind ‘Gay Girl in Damascus’ Turns Out to Be an American Man

It turns out that the ‘Gay Girl in Damascus’ is just a 40-year-old American man from Georgia.

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A Gay Girl in Damascus: Lesbian Blogger Becomes Syrian Hero

Inspiring the Syrian protest movement is an honest and reflective voice of the revolution: a half-American citizen journalist who, in illustrating her country’s plight, risks death herself.

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Presenting The Latest Comic-Book Hero: Angelina Jolie?

When you think of comic-book heroes, there are always the obvious choices that spring to mind: Superman, Spider-Man, Wonder Woman. But now you can add one more to the list — Angelina Jolie.

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Heroism in the Floods: A Courageous Tale of Sacrifice From a Submerged Australia

It was a horrific scene that quickly spiraled out of control: A flash flood in Australia’s Queensland — in Toowoomba, to be exact — that caught most residents by surprise. As the waters rose, as panic set in, one 13-year-old sacrificed himself to save the brother he loved. By the next morning, he was being [...]

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Hero Pilot Pulls Out the Stops to Help Grandpa Reach Funeral: 2011′s Most Heartwarming Travel Story?

The most important trips aren’t about getting somewhere. They’re about getting to someone. (via Elliott.org)

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How To Save A Life: Is Giffords’ Intern A Hero?

He says no, but NewsFeed thinks he definitely fits the bill.