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With a total world population of less than 700, all in the high altitude jungles of central Africa, the survival of elusive mountain gorillas is still very...
Take a look and see...All is not lost for the losing team's winning merch.
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Dan Forman, creator of outdoor programs for New Orleans children, dies at 46 | NOLA.com
Go do something outdoors this weekend, in memory of a man who made lots of lives brighter encouraging outdoor activity.
There’s no room for Prop 8 in 2012, and at least for today, California lawmakers agree, ruling Tuesday that the same-sex marriage ban is...
There’s no room for Prop 8 in 2012, and at least for today, California lawmakers agree, ruling Tuesday that the same-sex marriage ban is...
We love the intersection of technology and doing good with the deep, true adoration of a web site that...straddles the intersection of technology and doing...
We love the intersection of technology and doing good with the deep, true adoration of a web site that...straddles the intersection of technology and doing...
We’re on a Take Everything Away Just So We Can See What’s Left kick these days. In January, we slashed caffeine, sugar, alcohol, and animal...
Sure, we all donate things. Time, money, the occasional ornery cat. But have you ever donated something a doctor would have to cut out of you? We haven’t...
Gabrielle Giffords left Congress this week. Yankee Jorge Pasada retired from baseball. Both were beloved and received touching tributes.
This week,...
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Operation Nice
Melissa Ivone started her crusade to make the world a nicer place after a random interaction with a stranger made her day. Instead of just taking that nice...
Did you know January is National Soup Month?
Did you know that 49 million Americans, including 16 million children, are at risk for hunger in the United...
"I want to introduce you to the people who are making a difference here in New York City,” says Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Risa Binder.
With her...
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Change For a Dollar
If this doesn’t send your heart soaring straight through your skull and into the pale blue air of the stratosphere, we would like to check your arteries...
We’ve often thought we wanted to go back in time. To press send, to not press send. To answer a question differently, to turn left instead of right, to...
Our trusty calendar claims it’s January 12th. How are those new year’s resolutions coming? If you’ve already picked up that rowing machine...
As proud members of the masses, we don’t participate in the January flurry of cinematic heartstring plucking in hopes of making it to that vaunted red...
TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading -- through TED.com, our annual conferences, the annual TED Prize and local TEDx events.
In recent years, a growing number of doctors have been using music in clinical settings, believing it might have analgesic effects on patients.
Doctors in London say they have cured a baby boy of a life-threatening disease which was destroying his liver.
By the amazing things Dr Prabhavati Dwabha is doing for children in India after her life took some unexpected turns.
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Help a Mother Out
Started at a kitchen table with $100 by Lisa Truong and a friend, Help a Mother Out has since blossomed into a nonprofit that helps shelters provide homeless...
Of the world’s collection of vengeance strategists and megalomaniac dictators, Osama bin Laden and Kim Jong Il are top level achievers. We certainly...
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Zen and the Art of Dying
We freely admit that, as with small infant children we might break if we held them for more than five seconds, we wouldn't have the slightest idea what to do...
We like New Year’s resolutions for their glimmering sense of hope and for their piquant promise that this is the year we write that novel, take that...
On Sunday, Tonic met up with Turn Kindness On at a park in Santa Monica, California. A herd of kids and their attendant adults were unloading food to hand out...
Most of us are past the age of worrying what a certain bearded gentleman thinks about our various misdemeanors, like leaving a large spider to make its new...
We’ve often wished for award shows that just don’t exist. Like...The Best Use of Leftover Meatloaf Awards, the Most Creative Way To Mask Tomato...
We sometimes vow deep, abiding love for someone’s hot pink stiletto booties when our affection is maybe not so life-changing. We occasionally say we...
There's no end to the uses for piles of cash. We could dive blithely into swimming pools of gold coins like Scrooge McDuck. We could hire scientists to develop...
How many of us would quit high-paying jobs to go dig sanitation ditches in a rural village in India? We at Tonic can only profess our relief that this...
We all want more money, because that's what happens when you live in the world. But would we be happier with less money instead? This is exactly the type of...
If you’re anything like us, you have a Scrooge-like tendency to breeze past anything inscribed with an inspirational word. Because we’re on our way...
'Tis the season of gratitude and turkey and gratitude for turkey and no gratitude whatsoever for the evil pixie that lurks in our psyche and suggests that...
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The Turkeys Thank You
On Thanksgiving morning, the president pardons one relieved turkey. Then we Americans begin consuming the less lucky birds at an unprecedented rate.
Here at...
How would you feel if you were missing one rather vital limb? How would you act? Would you blame life, the universe, and everything? You might for awhile. We...
Let’s be real here: We’ve all fantasized about asking a movie star on a date. Well, we probably don’t fantasize about asking for the date,...
This is the kind of story that reliably makes our day - and not just because it’s the most heartwarming real-life cross between Friday Night Lights and...
Thanksgiving is flying toward us on the wings of seasonal gourds and manipulated cranberries and here at Tonic we’ve decided to be thankful for things....
Check out how you can help protect one of the most ecologically diverse areas of marine life...
Check out the beautiful coffee table book that's helping to cure brain cancer!
Two days after hosting Saturday Night Live, Emma Stone and her beau (and Amazing Spiderman co-star) Andrew Garfield attended the Worldwide Orphans Foundation's...
If you can put one foot in front of the other and propel yourself in a basic forward-moving motion, you can do good. You don't even have to walk. You could...
Yesterday, we posted about Stephen King raising money to help a town. But you don’t need to be a bestselling author to have a heart the size of Maine. Or...
When his wife passed away unexpectedly, Bob DeVries spent an entire baseball season traveling around the country visiting every major stadium. It would've...
We’ve never been to Maine, but we hear it gets cold. Ridiculously cold. The kind of cold that only a state sharing land mass with Canada can really...
All that youthful vigor and stamina can now be retained into advanced age with one-hundred percent less voodoo magic. This is a profound relief to rag dolls...
Tonic would like to offer a very special Slow Clap award to all veterans today - and every day. Thanks, guys. If you ever need cookies, just ask. It's the...
The mere thought of having twenty kids makes our loins - and wallet - clench involuntarily. News that Jim and Michelle Duggar of the reality show...
Charity Chicks Houston's Footloose skate for charity.
When Jayme Lamm and Tam’ra Powell were transplanted to Houston in 2008 to work for the...
Wish your car had more horsepower? Hook it up to a team of hummingbirds! Sick of urging your seven-year-old son to dress more quickly in the morning? Tie a...
Celebrity chef Rocco Dispirito speaks the language of food and translates it into as many mediums as possible. He used to cook food at his restaurants Union...
When that formerly clean shaven dude in marketing suddenly shows up at work sporting a mustache, people ask questions. When people ask questions, that formerly...
We at Tonic grew up reading. We read all the books we could get our grubby mitts on - colorful mini-tomes by Dr. Suess and Roald Dahl purloined from the...
This may be a Tonic-invented statistic, but we certainly believe in the power of wishes, especially wishes written in sharpie on a balloon.
Storyteller...
At Tonic, we don't run unless we’re being chased by a bear. And we’re talking seven-foot grizzly, not some sweet little black bear nosing around...
J.R. Martinez’s last words to his mother before he left for Iraq at the age of 19 were, “Don’t worry, they can’t stop me. One way or...
Supernatural’s supernaturally gorgeous star Jared Padalecki met his stunning wife Genevieve Cortese when she briefly co-starred on the hit CW show. The...
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Tiny Horse or Zen Master?
Here at Tonic, we enjoy lessons. Especially lessons from tiny horses and plastic balls. So when a miniature stallion named Einstein began trotting after the...
We never thought we’d find a real world story that plays a polka on the heartstrings quite like our favorite TV show about inspiration, emotion, and high...
By the time Moammar Gadhafi was captured, a warrant for his arrest had been issued for months. Instead of standing trial, he was killed by rebels.
Today,...
Why are we less afraid of a bear in the streets than we are of each other?
... a snoring dog, otherwise known as a huge hit with the under-1 crowd.
We already knew that Boo Boo Stewart, who played shapeshifting werewolf Seth Clearwater in the Twilight saga, can take many forms. We're just pleased to...
We're not sure how Mother Nature manages this without so much as a CGI budget.
In this incredibly charming MetaFilter thread, people confess the little lessons they learned surprisingly late in life.
"Tying a twist tie," one user...
Today, may you be as wound up and frisky and excited to be alive as a certain baby goat. Also, epiphany: we need a baby goat.
At 17, she weighed more than 230 pounds. When she went to the doctor about knee problems, he told her the truth: "This weight has to come off."
Five years and...
Doppelgangers. Perfect strangers. Secret codes. Foreign countries. Fate.
Yep, we're thinking the Amiji twins are officially the most interesting stuffed...
While we respectfully submit that pretty much every day should be Make a Difference Day, we tip our hats to the more official version, which was celebrated on...
Flowers, it turns out, are like a fireworks show -- a really, really slow fireworks show tailored mainly to a niche audience of turtles. But now, thanks to...
“The most wondrous thing in the world is that all around us people can be dying and we don’t believe it can happen to us.”...
We having nothing flip or even especially profound to say about this. We're just glad that sometimes, albeit very rarely, it really can end this way. No one...
When we were 16, learning to drive at that age seemed perfectly reasonable. Now that everyone around us has gotten younger while we remained exactly the same...
This footage is amazing, especially once the kayaker goes underwater and swims with a blue whale. That said, we're thinking we'd need a new pair of swim trunks...
Intellectually, we might all agree that life is too short to spend worrying about whether we look like supermodels. In real life, though, a lot of us spend...
Okay, so we made up the second part of that headline, but man. First a woman finishes a marathon while 39 weeks pregnant -- and then births the baby on the...
You probably assumed that being an elephant comes naturally, but it's actually a talent that requires a great deal of practice. Adorable, adorable practice.
As if riding a bike weren't already fun enough, a London program is now paying people to do it.
At the end of each pedaled journey, Recyclebank's mobile app...
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How to Edit Your Own Life
When we first heard of the concept of editing our lives, we thought, "Hmm, we're gonna need a REALLY big red pen."
But, as is presented in this six-minute TED...
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Why Don't House Calls Work?
The answer is simple: not everyone has a house in the first place. Thankfully, Dr. James Withers has dedicated himself to helping those who don't. Dr....
Here at Tonic, we've figured out how to get famous actors to do exactly what you want: write a script for them, of course.
The Young Storytellers Foundation...
When the Occupy Wall Street movement, it was met with a lot of eye-rolling and jokes about hippies and drum circles. A mere few weeks later,...
(Photo by Tom McGovern)
You may have spent a few evenings with Jersey Shore’s Pauly D. already — at least via your television screen. But if...
This isn't just a "lost dog" story. It's a real-life Rube Goldberg machine, powered by luck, love, and circumstance. To read what an earthquake, three...
Half a million households. That's how many families now have power thanks to IBEKA, which develops small hydropower projects that collectively add up to a much...
When a gravely ill Arkansas woman realized she had likely seen her grandson perform for the last time, all she wanted was to make it to just one more football...
Looking to sound smart the next time you hang out with your favorite Women's Studies major? We have just the thing.
Women, War & Peace is a...
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Do You Give a Spit?
What if, with one phone call, your life became an emergency -- and the only person out there who could help you was someone you had never met?
Two weeks ago,...
A four-year-old boy saved his mother's life by spending 15 minutes on the phone with 911 dispatcher Maggie Brodeur, helping her find his house by answering...
When Brianna Amat was crowned homecoming queen at halftime, she was a little distracted. She had a football game to win, after all.
Brianna, the placekicker...
Our favorite Desmond Tutu quote here at Tonic is, "Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the...
We would say something clever and witty, but we're too busy gaping at our screens. Birds are nesting in our molars at this point, and we're considering...
What if the status updates in your feed were from friends struggling with hunger, with war, or with a desperate need for clean water? People struggling in...
“People often ask me where I get my energy,” Betty White said at a star-studded awards gala on Saturday, “and I say it’s from having...
Some people say the feminists have won. We say feminism is making great strides, but as long as we can't find a non-ironic Swiffer commercial featuring a...
To keep the memory of her deceased husband close, Kimberly Vaughn wore his silver wedding band on her thumb. When she lost it while traveling, she was...
Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, and get your tickets to the fight of the century: In one corner, we have Maggie the Mastiff, who eats elephants for...
On our iPhone app, we asked Tonic users to find us something beautiful. In case you needed a little pick-me-up tonight, here's what they said:
"My girlfriend...
Bono, Jessica Alba, Kristin Davis, George Clooney, and more have united for an important cause. If this video speaks to you as it spoke to us, visit ONE.org to...
Thief! Thief! Our hearts have been stolen, along with all of our tears. We're husks now. We have to be careful not to blow away in strong winds, and we crackle...
When we heard that the National Association of Letter Carriers had issued its National Hero of the Year award for 2011, we had fun imagining how a mail...
Mariah Slick is beautiful inside and out, a huge football fan, and a high-schooler who just happens to have Down syndrome. And on Friday night, she was crowned...
When it comes to social networking, Harold Hackett likes to keep it old school -- and we're talking "peg leg and an eyepatch" old school. Over the past twenty...
An unexpected rapport has been building between contractors and hospitalized children. As beams of steel are put into place next door to the Seattle Children's...
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Great stories
Sometimes, it can be hard to remember that we should all be on the same team. But Josh Ripley hasn't forgotten. In a cross-country race, he carried an injured...
We usually hand out Slow Clap Awards, but in this case we may need to revise it to the Gaping in Motionless Awe Award.
Patrick Finney, 48, couldn't even walk...
If you're like us, you wake up every day with perfectly functioning ears and don't think much about it. If you're like this girl, you've struggled to hear your...
Here's a recycling idea that doesn't stink: recycling disposable diapers and other personal products into plastic components like roof tiles and tubes. Don't...
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Retirement
Cindy, we're sorry to hear that you're struggling. Don't give up hope, and we hope life gets a little easier soon.
Forget spare change -- how about a roof and a job? Chuck Beck gave homeless man Fred Stamm a fresh start by working with his community to find him a job and...
BY JENNIFER BIRN AND JENNIFER GILBERT
As a producer of Don't Quit Your Daydream, Adrian Grenier examined what it meant to dream beyond a star-studded acting...
Daryl Johnson didn't need fame or money to make a difference. Over the past twenty years, he simply collected pop tabs from the trash. It was just a simple...
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Today Is Good Neighbor Day
When's the last time you baked your neighbor a pie, like in the old days? Yeeeeah ... us neither. While standing on someone's doorstep holding a pastry and...
If someone told you they had 54,172 meals waiting to be served to the hungry, would you help deliver them? Well, you can -- simply by watching this video....
Wangari Maathai may not have been the sort of celebrity who pops up in Facebook statuses or on blogs very often, but she was a star to us, and a bright one....
We didn't know there was such a thing as a greyhoundmobile, but the world is full of surprises. The drivers of this many-wheeled wonder, a retired couple in...
In a kingdom where women can't drive or travel without the consent of a male guardian, women's rights have taken an enormous leap forward. Saudi King Abdullah...
We love a good cliffhanger, but this is ridiculous. In this series of photos, a lion cub straight out of a Disney movie becomes stranded on a cliff. He hangs...
All we ever do at Tonic is cry. Seriously. In our decision to embrace it, we've just started wearing raincoats and absorbent bibs. It's awkward to have tarps...
Zeina, feel free to make your own post on Tonic as well!
With the exception of boa constrictors and a few other especially talented species, animals can't hug people very well. Anytime they try, it winds up being a...
Before her 10-year-old son died, Susan Heard promised him that she would shave her head for cancer awareness.
She kept that promise, along with 45 other...
"I called my dad to tell him the hardest thing that gay guys will ever have to say."
It's that simple, but that terrifying. After a few heartwrenching...
What will the world look like in 2021? Good question.
Tonic was granted access to Bing's CW Premiere Party, where we asked celebrities to describe their...
Yeah, we don't know why we do this to ourselves, either. Maybe we like having mascara-smeared raccoon eyes. Maybe our eyeballs needed rinsing. Maybe we're just...
The recent execution of Troy Davis brought the always-controversial issue of the death penalty to the forefront of the public consciousness. The battle to save...
"I had no hesitation," 25-year-old Erin Bolster told the Missoulian of her split-second decision to become grizzly-bear bait. "Nothing in my body was going to...
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Video: 30 Presents to 30 Strangers
That's a great plan, Lynn! You'll have to let us know how it goes.
What do you do when you find yourself surrounded by celebrities at Bing's CW Premiere Party?
Ask them about changing the world, of course.
Bing...
When Angel and Anairis Hidalgo both lost their jobs, they had to live on $189 a week. When MSNBC profiled the family's struggles and heartaches on camera, a...
To celebrate his 30th birthday, Lucas Jatoba gave away 30 presents to 30 strangers. In return, he got smiles, songs, and a great day. We can't think of better...
What makes the great outdoors so great? Well, there are the majestic mountains, the fresh pine trees, the babbling brooks ... and that beer can over there. And...
We've heard of slapping someone silly, but some women are choosing to be slapped pretty -- and paying for the privilege.
When you watch this video of women...
Don't Ask, Don't Tell was officially repealed today as those celebrating counted down to midnight. Our favorite part of this video was this quote from...
Autism is more common than childhood cancer, juvenile diabetes, and pediatric AIDS combined. An estimated 1.5 million individuals in the United States and tens...
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Feed an Elephant for a Day
Here at Tonic, we're the sort of people who continually fantasize about getting a helper monkey or seeing-eye horse, but only because we're looking for any...
A $941 water bill? That's not just a little extra singing in the shower -- that's an entire American Idol season's worth. Liana Crane, a mother of three whose...
BY JENNIFER GILBERT
When I was in sixth grade, my health teacher, Mr. Mark Pagel, asked our class to raise their hands if they were sure they would never...
It's a question we've all faced at one time or another: what do you get for the lingerie football player who has everything?
Today is Lingerie Football League...
BY GENA OPPENHEIM
If you want to make a difference in the world, many charities accept cash, credit, check ... or elbow grease. If you can only afford that...
Some dream of winning an Oscar and high-fiving Meryl Streep. Others dream of winning a Grammy and dancing with Britney Spears until the world (or just the...
This blog post by Jon Acuff caught our eye and really made us think. His simple advice? "Hang up and arrive."
"One of the greatest ways to destroy a...
Finally, a video that men and women can watch together. And yes, it's exactly what it sounds like ... but so much more.
Okay, so the cat's name is actually Willow, but who's to say "Ms. Kittysworth" wasn't one of her many aliases during her five-year disappearance? What happened...
For those about to help children learn to rock: we salute you.
Rock for Kids, today's featured charity in State Farm's "Go To Bat" game, provides quality...
Now there’s a way to have your cake, eat it, and feed others with it, too! We’ve seen charities work miracles before, but this one takes the...
Facebook often gets knocked as a sordid breeding ground for stalking old exes or rekindling a flame better left in ashes, but this social networking story...
Sure, you can adopt a daughter or a son, but can you adopt a set of grandparents? If so, we call dibs on these.
Sometimes, it's not the suffering that does you in -- it's the loneliness. Emotional Bag Check gives you a place to drop off that burden while a...
Do you know a teacher who takes the "bored" out of chalkboard -- who brings learning to life in the classroom? Do you know a teacher designing innovated...
We've featured several charities competing for a weekly $18,000 donation in State Farm's Go To Bat game, but this one is a home run: Pitch In For Baseball,...
Kathleen, thank you so much for sharing this story. We're so glad to hear it was a great experience for you. Way to step up -- your story is being featured on...
The Internet has really outdone itself this time. It's a simple idea -- give a smile, get a smile -- but we love the sense of connection we get from sharing...
This marriage proposal is one of the craziest we've seen, and in the YouTube era, that's definitely saying something. Would you want something this elaborate,...
What if everyone wore a sign that displayed their true feelings? Would you be kinder to a misbehaving child if their sign said "I'm scared"? What if someone...
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I love my body
Thanks so much for posting this, Alexis. We loved hearing your perspective, and your message is inspirational. Hopefully we can all learn to love ourselves as...
You can call the anonymous winner of this auction many things ... but don't you dare call him "chicken." This donor boldly bid $37,000 for a pair of...
All week at Tonic, we've been highlighting the efforts of NASCAR Unites, a foundation that helps improve the lives of children. NASCAR Unites has also led...
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Lyla Alexis
That's so great! Congratulations, Uncle Chris. :)
How can you make your own tribute to September 11 tomorrow? This video by NASCAR Unites offers some ideas.
A few people have seen the video as mean-spirited ... we guess we didn't see it that way because so many of the babies seemed to laugh or otherwise carry on as...
After escaping an abusive relationship, Susan Kauffman had "a broken spirit," she told CNN. But she also had physical reminders of the abuse that made it tough...
Who knew citrus could be such a rockin' good time? Also, pro tip to the parents out there: to identify a future thrillseeker, just look for the excited laugh...
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Equality Through an 8th Grader's Eyes
Thanks so much for posting, Chris. We loved hearing your story--and judging from how many people liked it, lots of others did, too! Stay strong in your fight...
NASCAR Unites, a foundation that encourages volunteering and community activism, asks, "What will you do this September 11?" Whether you take a moment of...
Inspired by the story of a customer who included "Draw a picture of a unicorn on the box" on his pizza-delivery instructions and got his wish, we asked...
BY JENNIFER BIRN AND JENNIFER GILBERT
“Heal the world”: cheesy lyric or attainable goal? Organizations like PSI just might convince you to sing...
Thirty-eight chimps who have endured decades of medical testing, some of whom were taken directly from the jungle that was their natural home, were released...
Forget Play-Doh or fingerpainting--THIS is hands-on learning. Kristal Burns, a preschool teacher, feels so strongly about teaching children compassion that she...
Pablo Thrailkill Castelaz was only six years old when he lost his fight with cancer.
It could happen to anyone's child, but the Pablove Foundation is...
Children can't learn when they're scared or hurting. Today's featured charity, Operation Respect, was created "to assure each child and youth a respectful,...
NASCAR Unites describes itself as "a collaborative effort to support children’s causes through volunteering, fundraising and unifying to make a difference."...
Since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster, radiation has blanketed the surrounding region in a blizzard that no one can see.
"It is as if an...
Some of us will walk 5K to raise a few dollars. Troy Yocum decided to walk 7,800 miles instead, either because he likes making the rest of us look bad or...
NASCAR Unites, a foundation that has committed itself to donating $1 million to charitable causes in 2011, has launched several programs to commemorate the...
NASCAR Unites, a foundation that unites volunteers in an effort to make the world better for children everywhere, is giving away a trip to Las Vegas. Enter...
When your goal is to generate 1 million volunteer hours, you're going to need a little help. NASCAR Unites is asking for volunteers to pledge five hours to...
Every day, emergency responders run toward danger while making quick decisions that could save the life of someone you love. As the anniversary of September...
After seeing a news story about a 10-year-old being charged with prostitution, Lisa Williams stared at the child's photo and realized something needed to be...
What can go wrong will go wrong, and you know what that means: Earthquakes. Hurricanes. Zombie attacks.
Lately, the headlines have been full of two out of...
What can go wrong will go wrong, and you know what that means: Earthquakes. Hurricanes. Zombie attacks.
Lately, the headlines have been full of two out of...
"All kids--no matter where they live, how much money their parents make, or what their skin color is--deserve access to a great education." If you agree, raise...
"All kids--no matter where they live, how much money their parents make, or what their skin color is--deserve access to a great education." If you agree, raise...
David Arquette turns 40 on September 8, and despite the traditional dark jokes that greeting cards would encourage us to make about such a benchmark birthday,...
David Arquette turns 40 on September 8, and despite the traditional dark jokes that greeting cards would encourage us to make about such a benchmark birthday,...
Inspired by the story of a customer who included "Draw a picture of a unicorn on the box" on his pizza-delivery instructions and got his wish, we asked...
Inspired by the story of a customer who included "Draw a picture of a unicorn on the box" on his pizza-delivery instructions and got his wish, we asked Tonic...
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Video: Being an Unperson
More common than outright cruelty to someone with a disability is the tendency to, in our discomfort with something we see as "abnormal," to simply act as if...
Self-esteem is so emphasized in our culture that it's easy to fall into the trap of thinking, "I can move forward into a happy life just as soon as I've...
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Making an Impact: The USO
“Even though I was half a world away, I was right there,” Cpl. David Leland plans to tell his son, Wyatt, about the day he was born. “[T]he USO made sure...
Virgin America has launched an intriguing promotion to celebrate its new Puerto Vallarta route: for every flight booked, you get your very own Chihuahua...
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This is fantastic. Thanks so much for sharing, and we salute you!
A company called BrightFarms has a truly lofty goal: rooftop gardens that can deliver fresh, perfectly ripe produce to nearby supermarkets.
Because the...
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Today’s Featured Charity in State Farm’s “Go to Bat” Program: The Wounded Warrior Project
“In Vietnam you were mainly shot and died; in Iraq and Afghanistan you are blown up and live,” Ron Glasser recently wrote in The Huffington Post. “The...
How do you make sure your favorite educational programs don't fall victim to spending cuts? Simple: you pay for them yourself.
For the next three years,...
Sometimes, even highly trained doctors can't make a life longer. But almost anyone can make a life better, and the Make-A-Wish foundation recently partnered...
Grief isn't just passive sadness. It's an involuntary marathon of patience and exhaustion in which you are forced to continue putting one foot in front of the...
When Besse Cooper was born in 1896, all sorts of little things we take for granted today didn't exist yet. The now-familiar American football huddle, for...
Student Rebekah Kirkland has recycled old chip bags into a show-stealing dress that took top honors at her end-of-year fashion event. Just don't wear it to the...
When Evan Williams and Biz Stone left Twitter recently, everyone wondered what was next. Now we know--well, sort of. But this little peek is intriguing: their...
You might have your reasons for saying no once in a while. When invited to play a rousing game of Russian roulette at an especially intense dinner party, for...
Aw, thanks, Diane! We love seeing your name pop up on our Facebook profile or in our comments section. It's always a pleasure to hear from you, and we're glad...
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This Picture of a Dog Will Make You Happy
Indeed he does. And from the looks of it, that rubber chicken isn't getting away anytime soon.
Thanks, Geno! This is such a good cause.
With a total world population of less than 700, all in the high altitude jungles of central Africa, the survival of elusive mountain gorillas is still very...
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Take a look and see...All is not lost for the losing team's winning merch.
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Dan Forman, creator of outdoor programs for New Orleans children, dies at 46 | NOLA.com
Go do something outdoors this weekend, in memory of a man who made lots of lives brighter encouraging outdoor activity.
There’s no room for Prop 8 in 2012, and at least for today, California lawmakers agree, ruling Tuesday that the same-sex marriage ban is...
There’s no room for Prop 8 in 2012, and at least for today, California lawmakers agree, ruling Tuesday that the same-sex marriage ban is...
We love the intersection of technology and doing good with the deep, true adoration of a web site that...straddles the intersection of technology and doing...
We love the intersection of technology and doing good with the deep, true adoration of a web site that...straddles the intersection of technology and doing...
We’re on a Take Everything Away Just So We Can See What’s Left kick these days. In January, we slashed caffeine, sugar, alcohol, and animal...
Sure, we all donate things. Time, money, the occasional ornery cat. But have you ever donated something a doctor would have to cut out of you? We haven’t...
Gabrielle Giffords left Congress this week. Yankee Jorge Pasada retired from baseball. Both were beloved and received touching tributes.
This week,...
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Operation Nice
Melissa Ivone started her crusade to make the world a nicer place after a random interaction with a stranger made her day. Instead of just taking that nice...
Did you know January is National Soup Month?
Did you know that 49 million Americans, including 16 million children, are at risk for hunger in the United...
"I want to introduce you to the people who are making a difference here in New York City,” says Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Risa Binder.
With her...
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Change For a Dollar
If this doesn’t send your heart soaring straight through your skull and into the pale blue air of the stratosphere, we would like to check your arteries...
We’ve often thought we wanted to go back in time. To press send, to not press send. To answer a question differently, to turn left instead of right, to...
Our trusty calendar claims it’s January 12th. How are those new year’s resolutions coming? If you’ve already picked up that rowing machine...
As proud members of the masses, we don’t participate in the January flurry of cinematic heartstring plucking in hopes of making it to that vaunted red...
TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading -- through TED.com, our annual conferences, the annual TED Prize and local TEDx events.
In recent years, a growing number of doctors have been using music in clinical settings, believing it might have analgesic effects on patients.
Doctors in London say they have cured a baby boy of a life-threatening disease which was destroying his liver.
By the amazing things Dr Prabhavati Dwabha is doing for children in India after her life took some unexpected turns.
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Help a Mother Out
Started at a kitchen table with $100 by Lisa Truong and a friend, Help a Mother Out has since blossomed into a nonprofit that helps shelters provide homeless...
Of the world’s collection of vengeance strategists and megalomaniac dictators, Osama bin Laden and Kim Jong Il are top level achievers. We certainly...
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Zen and the Art of Dying
We freely admit that, as with small infant children we might break if we held them for more than five seconds, we wouldn't have the slightest idea what to do...
We like New Year’s resolutions for their glimmering sense of hope and for their piquant promise that this is the year we write that novel, take that...
On Sunday, Tonic met up with Turn Kindness On at a park in Santa Monica, California. A herd of kids and their attendant adults were unloading food to hand out...
Most of us are past the age of worrying what a certain bearded gentleman thinks about our various misdemeanors, like leaving a large spider to make its new...
We’ve often wished for award shows that just don’t exist. Like...The Best Use of Leftover Meatloaf Awards, the Most Creative Way To Mask Tomato...
We sometimes vow deep, abiding love for someone’s hot pink stiletto booties when our affection is maybe not so life-changing. We occasionally say we...
There's no end to the uses for piles of cash. We could dive blithely into swimming pools of gold coins like Scrooge McDuck. We could hire scientists to develop...
How many of us would quit high-paying jobs to go dig sanitation ditches in a rural village in India? We at Tonic can only profess our relief that this...
We all want more money, because that's what happens when you live in the world. But would we be happier with less money instead? This is exactly the type of...
If you’re anything like us, you have a Scrooge-like tendency to breeze past anything inscribed with an inspirational word. Because we’re on our way...
'Tis the season of gratitude and turkey and gratitude for turkey and no gratitude whatsoever for the evil pixie that lurks in our psyche and suggests that...
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The Turkeys Thank You
On Thanksgiving morning, the president pardons one relieved turkey. Then we Americans begin consuming the less lucky birds at an unprecedented rate.
Here at...
How would you feel if you were missing one rather vital limb? How would you act? Would you blame life, the universe, and everything? You might for awhile. We...
Let’s be real here: We’ve all fantasized about asking a movie star on a date. Well, we probably don’t fantasize about asking for the date,...
This is the kind of story that reliably makes our day - and not just because it’s the most heartwarming real-life cross between Friday Night Lights and...
Thanksgiving is flying toward us on the wings of seasonal gourds and manipulated cranberries and here at Tonic we’ve decided to be thankful for things....
Check out how you can help protect one of the most ecologically diverse areas of marine life...
Check out the beautiful coffee table book that's helping to cure brain cancer!
Two days after hosting Saturday Night Live, Emma Stone and her beau (and Amazing Spiderman co-star) Andrew Garfield attended the Worldwide Orphans Foundation's...
If you can put one foot in front of the other and propel yourself in a basic forward-moving motion, you can do good. You don't even have to walk. You could...
Yesterday, we posted about Stephen King raising money to help a town. But you don’t need to be a bestselling author to have a heart the size of Maine. Or...
When his wife passed away unexpectedly, Bob DeVries spent an entire baseball season traveling around the country visiting every major stadium. It would've...
We’ve never been to Maine, but we hear it gets cold. Ridiculously cold. The kind of cold that only a state sharing land mass with Canada can really...
All that youthful vigor and stamina can now be retained into advanced age with one-hundred percent less voodoo magic. This is a profound relief to rag dolls...
Tonic would like to offer a very special Slow Clap award to all veterans today - and every day. Thanks, guys. If you ever need cookies, just ask. It's the...
The mere thought of having twenty kids makes our loins - and wallet - clench involuntarily. News that Jim and Michelle Duggar of the reality show...
Charity Chicks Houston's Footloose skate for charity.
When Jayme Lamm and Tam’ra Powell were transplanted to Houston in 2008 to work for the...
Wish your car had more horsepower? Hook it up to a team of hummingbirds! Sick of urging your seven-year-old son to dress more quickly in the morning? Tie a...
Celebrity chef Rocco Dispirito speaks the language of food and translates it into as many mediums as possible. He used to cook food at his restaurants Union...
When that formerly clean shaven dude in marketing suddenly shows up at work sporting a mustache, people ask questions. When people ask questions, that formerly...
We at Tonic grew up reading. We read all the books we could get our grubby mitts on - colorful mini-tomes by Dr. Suess and Roald Dahl purloined from the...
This may be a Tonic-invented statistic, but we certainly believe in the power of wishes, especially wishes written in sharpie on a balloon.
Storyteller...
At Tonic, we don't run unless we’re being chased by a bear. And we’re talking seven-foot grizzly, not some sweet little black bear nosing around...
J.R. Martinez’s last words to his mother before he left for Iraq at the age of 19 were, “Don’t worry, they can’t stop me. One way or...
Supernatural’s supernaturally gorgeous star Jared Padalecki met his stunning wife Genevieve Cortese when she briefly co-starred on the hit CW show. The...
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Tiny Horse or Zen Master?
Here at Tonic, we enjoy lessons. Especially lessons from tiny horses and plastic balls. So when a miniature stallion named Einstein began trotting after the...
We never thought we’d find a real world story that plays a polka on the heartstrings quite like our favorite TV show about inspiration, emotion, and high...
By the time Moammar Gadhafi was captured, a warrant for his arrest had been issued for months. Instead of standing trial, he was killed by rebels.
Today,...
Why are we less afraid of a bear in the streets than we are of each other?
... a snoring dog, otherwise known as a huge hit with the under-1 crowd.
We already knew that Boo Boo Stewart, who played shapeshifting werewolf Seth Clearwater in the Twilight saga, can take many forms. We're just pleased to...
We're not sure how Mother Nature manages this without so much as a CGI budget.
In this incredibly charming MetaFilter thread, people confess the little lessons they learned surprisingly late in life.
"Tying a twist tie," one user...
Today, may you be as wound up and frisky and excited to be alive as a certain baby goat. Also, epiphany: we need a baby goat.
At 17, she weighed more than 230 pounds. When she went to the doctor about knee problems, he told her the truth: "This weight has to come off."
Five years and...
Doppelgangers. Perfect strangers. Secret codes. Foreign countries. Fate.
Yep, we're thinking the Amiji twins are officially the most interesting stuffed...
While we respectfully submit that pretty much every day should be Make a Difference Day, we tip our hats to the more official version, which was celebrated on...
Flowers, it turns out, are like a fireworks show -- a really, really slow fireworks show tailored mainly to a niche audience of turtles. But now, thanks to...
“The most wondrous thing in the world is that all around us people can be dying and we don’t believe it can happen to us.”...
We having nothing flip or even especially profound to say about this. We're just glad that sometimes, albeit very rarely, it really can end this way. No one...
When we were 16, learning to drive at that age seemed perfectly reasonable. Now that everyone around us has gotten younger while we remained exactly the same...
This footage is amazing, especially once the kayaker goes underwater and swims with a blue whale. That said, we're thinking we'd need a new pair of swim trunks...
Intellectually, we might all agree that life is too short to spend worrying about whether we look like supermodels. In real life, though, a lot of us spend...
Okay, so we made up the second part of that headline, but man. First a woman finishes a marathon while 39 weeks pregnant -- and then births the baby on the...
You probably assumed that being an elephant comes naturally, but it's actually a talent that requires a great deal of practice. Adorable, adorable practice.
As if riding a bike weren't already fun enough, a London program is now paying people to do it.
At the end of each pedaled journey, Recyclebank's mobile app...
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How to Edit Your Own Life
When we first heard of the concept of editing our lives, we thought, "Hmm, we're gonna need a REALLY big red pen."
But, as is presented in this six-minute TED...
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Why Don't House Calls Work?
The answer is simple: not everyone has a house in the first place. Thankfully, Dr. James Withers has dedicated himself to helping those who don't. Dr....
Here at Tonic, we've figured out how to get famous actors to do exactly what you want: write a script for them, of course.
The Young Storytellers Foundation...
When the Occupy Wall Street movement, it was met with a lot of eye-rolling and jokes about hippies and drum circles. A mere few weeks later,...
(Photo by Tom McGovern)
You may have spent a few evenings with Jersey Shore’s Pauly D. already — at least via your television screen. But if...
This isn't just a "lost dog" story. It's a real-life Rube Goldberg machine, powered by luck, love, and circumstance. To read what an earthquake, three...
Half a million households. That's how many families now have power thanks to IBEKA, which develops small hydropower projects that collectively add up to a much...
When a gravely ill Arkansas woman realized she had likely seen her grandson perform for the last time, all she wanted was to make it to just one more football...
Looking to sound smart the next time you hang out with your favorite Women's Studies major? We have just the thing.
Women, War & Peace is a...
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Do You Give a Spit?
What if, with one phone call, your life became an emergency -- and the only person out there who could help you was someone you had never met?
Two weeks ago,...
A four-year-old boy saved his mother's life by spending 15 minutes on the phone with 911 dispatcher Maggie Brodeur, helping her find his house by answering...
When Brianna Amat was crowned homecoming queen at halftime, she was a little distracted. She had a football game to win, after all.
Brianna, the placekicker...
Our favorite Desmond Tutu quote here at Tonic is, "Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the...
We would say something clever and witty, but we're too busy gaping at our screens. Birds are nesting in our molars at this point, and we're considering...
What if the status updates in your feed were from friends struggling with hunger, with war, or with a desperate need for clean water? People struggling in...
“People often ask me where I get my energy,” Betty White said at a star-studded awards gala on Saturday, “and I say it’s from having...
Some people say the feminists have won. We say feminism is making great strides, but as long as we can't find a non-ironic Swiffer commercial featuring a...
To keep the memory of her deceased husband close, Kimberly Vaughn wore his silver wedding band on her thumb. When she lost it while traveling, she was...
Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, and get your tickets to the fight of the century: In one corner, we have Maggie the Mastiff, who eats elephants for...
On our iPhone app, we asked Tonic users to find us something beautiful. In case you needed a little pick-me-up tonight, here's what they said:
"My girlfriend...
Bono, Jessica Alba, Kristin Davis, George Clooney, and more have united for an important cause. If this video speaks to you as it spoke to us, visit ONE.org to...
Thief! Thief! Our hearts have been stolen, along with all of our tears. We're husks now. We have to be careful not to blow away in strong winds, and we crackle...
When we heard that the National Association of Letter Carriers had issued its National Hero of the Year award for 2011, we had fun imagining how a mail...
Mariah Slick is beautiful inside and out, a huge football fan, and a high-schooler who just happens to have Down syndrome. And on Friday night, she was crowned...
When it comes to social networking, Harold Hackett likes to keep it old school -- and we're talking "peg leg and an eyepatch" old school. Over the past twenty...
An unexpected rapport has been building between contractors and hospitalized children. As beams of steel are put into place next door to the Seattle Children's...
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Great stories
Sometimes, it can be hard to remember that we should all be on the same team. But Josh Ripley hasn't forgotten. In a cross-country race, he carried an injured...
We usually hand out Slow Clap Awards, but in this case we may need to revise it to the Gaping in Motionless Awe Award.
Patrick Finney, 48, couldn't even walk...
If you're like us, you wake up every day with perfectly functioning ears and don't think much about it. If you're like this girl, you've struggled to hear your...
Here's a recycling idea that doesn't stink: recycling disposable diapers and other personal products into plastic components like roof tiles and tubes. Don't...
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Retirement
Cindy, we're sorry to hear that you're struggling. Don't give up hope, and we hope life gets a little easier soon.
Forget spare change -- how about a roof and a job? Chuck Beck gave homeless man Fred Stamm a fresh start by working with his community to find him a job and...
BY JENNIFER BIRN AND JENNIFER GILBERT
As a producer of Don't Quit Your Daydream, Adrian Grenier examined what it meant to dream beyond a star-studded acting...
Daryl Johnson didn't need fame or money to make a difference. Over the past twenty years, he simply collected pop tabs from the trash. It was just a simple...
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Today Is Good Neighbor Day
When's the last time you baked your neighbor a pie, like in the old days? Yeeeeah ... us neither. While standing on someone's doorstep holding a pastry and...
If someone told you they had 54,172 meals waiting to be served to the hungry, would you help deliver them? Well, you can -- simply by watching this video....
Wangari Maathai may not have been the sort of celebrity who pops up in Facebook statuses or on blogs very often, but she was a star to us, and a bright one....
We didn't know there was such a thing as a greyhoundmobile, but the world is full of surprises. The drivers of this many-wheeled wonder, a retired couple in...
In a kingdom where women can't drive or travel without the consent of a male guardian, women's rights have taken an enormous leap forward. Saudi King Abdullah...
We love a good cliffhanger, but this is ridiculous. In this series of photos, a lion cub straight out of a Disney movie becomes stranded on a cliff. He hangs...
All we ever do at Tonic is cry. Seriously. In our decision to embrace it, we've just started wearing raincoats and absorbent bibs. It's awkward to have tarps...
Zeina, feel free to make your own post on Tonic as well!
With the exception of boa constrictors and a few other especially talented species, animals can't hug people very well. Anytime they try, it winds up being a...
Before her 10-year-old son died, Susan Heard promised him that she would shave her head for cancer awareness.
She kept that promise, along with 45 other...
"I called my dad to tell him the hardest thing that gay guys will ever have to say."
It's that simple, but that terrifying. After a few heartwrenching...
What will the world look like in 2021? Good question.
Tonic was granted access to Bing's CW Premiere Party, where we asked celebrities to describe their...
Yeah, we don't know why we do this to ourselves, either. Maybe we like having mascara-smeared raccoon eyes. Maybe our eyeballs needed rinsing. Maybe we're just...
The recent execution of Troy Davis brought the always-controversial issue of the death penalty to the forefront of the public consciousness. The battle to save...
"I had no hesitation," 25-year-old Erin Bolster told the Missoulian of her split-second decision to become grizzly-bear bait. "Nothing in my body was going to...
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Video: 30 Presents to 30 Strangers
That's a great plan, Lynn! You'll have to let us know how it goes.
What do you do when you find yourself surrounded by celebrities at Bing's CW Premiere Party?
Ask them about changing the world, of course.
Bing...
When Angel and Anairis Hidalgo both lost their jobs, they had to live on $189 a week. When MSNBC profiled the family's struggles and heartaches on camera, a...
To celebrate his 30th birthday, Lucas Jatoba gave away 30 presents to 30 strangers. In return, he got smiles, songs, and a great day. We can't think of better...
What makes the great outdoors so great? Well, there are the majestic mountains, the fresh pine trees, the babbling brooks ... and that beer can over there. And...
We've heard of slapping someone silly, but some women are choosing to be slapped pretty -- and paying for the privilege.
When you watch this video of women...
Don't Ask, Don't Tell was officially repealed today as those celebrating counted down to midnight. Our favorite part of this video was this quote from...
Autism is more common than childhood cancer, juvenile diabetes, and pediatric AIDS combined. An estimated 1.5 million individuals in the United States and tens...
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Feed an Elephant for a Day
Here at Tonic, we're the sort of people who continually fantasize about getting a helper monkey or seeing-eye horse, but only because we're looking for any...
A $941 water bill? That's not just a little extra singing in the shower -- that's an entire American Idol season's worth. Liana Crane, a mother of three whose...
BY JENNIFER GILBERT
When I was in sixth grade, my health teacher, Mr. Mark Pagel, asked our class to raise their hands if they were sure they would never...
It's a question we've all faced at one time or another: what do you get for the lingerie football player who has everything?
Today is Lingerie Football League...
BY GENA OPPENHEIM
If you want to make a difference in the world, many charities accept cash, credit, check ... or elbow grease. If you can only afford that...
Some dream of winning an Oscar and high-fiving Meryl Streep. Others dream of winning a Grammy and dancing with Britney Spears until the world (or just the...
This blog post by Jon Acuff caught our eye and really made us think. His simple advice? "Hang up and arrive."
"One of the greatest ways to destroy a...
Finally, a video that men and women can watch together. And yes, it's exactly what it sounds like ... but so much more.
Okay, so the cat's name is actually Willow, but who's to say "Ms. Kittysworth" wasn't one of her many aliases during her five-year disappearance? What happened...
For those about to help children learn to rock: we salute you.
Rock for Kids, today's featured charity in State Farm's "Go To Bat" game, provides quality...
Now there’s a way to have your cake, eat it, and feed others with it, too! We’ve seen charities work miracles before, but this one takes the...
Facebook often gets knocked as a sordid breeding ground for stalking old exes or rekindling a flame better left in ashes, but this social networking story...
Sure, you can adopt a daughter or a son, but can you adopt a set of grandparents? If so, we call dibs on these.
Sometimes, it's not the suffering that does you in -- it's the loneliness. Emotional Bag Check gives you a place to drop off that burden while a...
Do you know a teacher who takes the "bored" out of chalkboard -- who brings learning to life in the classroom? Do you know a teacher designing innovated...
We've featured several charities competing for a weekly $18,000 donation in State Farm's Go To Bat game, but this one is a home run: Pitch In For Baseball,...
Kathleen, thank you so much for sharing this story. We're so glad to hear it was a great experience for you. Way to step up -- your story is being featured on...
The Internet has really outdone itself this time. It's a simple idea -- give a smile, get a smile -- but we love the sense of connection we get from sharing...
This marriage proposal is one of the craziest we've seen, and in the YouTube era, that's definitely saying something. Would you want something this elaborate,...
What if everyone wore a sign that displayed their true feelings? Would you be kinder to a misbehaving child if their sign said "I'm scared"? What if someone...
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I love my body
Thanks so much for posting this, Alexis. We loved hearing your perspective, and your message is inspirational. Hopefully we can all learn to love ourselves as...
You can call the anonymous winner of this auction many things ... but don't you dare call him "chicken." This donor boldly bid $37,000 for a pair of...
All week at Tonic, we've been highlighting the efforts of NASCAR Unites, a foundation that helps improve the lives of children. NASCAR Unites has also led...
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Lyla Alexis
That's so great! Congratulations, Uncle Chris. :)
How can you make your own tribute to September 11 tomorrow? This video by NASCAR Unites offers some ideas.
A few people have seen the video as mean-spirited ... we guess we didn't see it that way because so many of the babies seemed to laugh or otherwise carry on as...
After escaping an abusive relationship, Susan Kauffman had "a broken spirit," she told CNN. But she also had physical reminders of the abuse that made it tough...
Who knew citrus could be such a rockin' good time? Also, pro tip to the parents out there: to identify a future thrillseeker, just look for the excited laugh...
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Equality Through an 8th Grader's Eyes
Thanks so much for posting, Chris. We loved hearing your story--and judging from how many people liked it, lots of others did, too! Stay strong in your fight...
NASCAR Unites, a foundation that encourages volunteering and community activism, asks, "What will you do this September 11?" Whether you take a moment of...
Inspired by the story of a customer who included "Draw a picture of a unicorn on the box" on his pizza-delivery instructions and got his wish, we asked...
BY JENNIFER BIRN AND JENNIFER GILBERT
“Heal the world”: cheesy lyric or attainable goal? Organizations like PSI just might convince you to sing...
Thirty-eight chimps who have endured decades of medical testing, some of whom were taken directly from the jungle that was their natural home, were released...
Forget Play-Doh or fingerpainting--THIS is hands-on learning. Kristal Burns, a preschool teacher, feels so strongly about teaching children compassion that she...
Pablo Thrailkill Castelaz was only six years old when he lost his fight with cancer.
It could happen to anyone's child, but the Pablove Foundation is...
Children can't learn when they're scared or hurting. Today's featured charity, Operation Respect, was created "to assure each child and youth a respectful,...
NASCAR Unites describes itself as "a collaborative effort to support children’s causes through volunteering, fundraising and unifying to make a difference."...
Since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster, radiation has blanketed the surrounding region in a blizzard that no one can see.
"It is as if an...
Some of us will walk 5K to raise a few dollars. Troy Yocum decided to walk 7,800 miles instead, either because he likes making the rest of us look bad or...
NASCAR Unites, a foundation that has committed itself to donating $1 million to charitable causes in 2011, has launched several programs to commemorate the...
NASCAR Unites, a foundation that unites volunteers in an effort to make the world better for children everywhere, is giving away a trip to Las Vegas. Enter...
When your goal is to generate 1 million volunteer hours, you're going to need a little help. NASCAR Unites is asking for volunteers to pledge five hours to...
Every day, emergency responders run toward danger while making quick decisions that could save the life of someone you love. As the anniversary of September...
After seeing a news story about a 10-year-old being charged with prostitution, Lisa Williams stared at the child's photo and realized something needed to be...
What can go wrong will go wrong, and you know what that means: Earthquakes. Hurricanes. Zombie attacks.
Lately, the headlines have been full of two out of...
What can go wrong will go wrong, and you know what that means: Earthquakes. Hurricanes. Zombie attacks.
Lately, the headlines have been full of two out of...
"All kids--no matter where they live, how much money their parents make, or what their skin color is--deserve access to a great education." If you agree, raise...
"All kids--no matter where they live, how much money their parents make, or what their skin color is--deserve access to a great education." If you agree, raise...
David Arquette turns 40 on September 8, and despite the traditional dark jokes that greeting cards would encourage us to make about such a benchmark birthday,...
David Arquette turns 40 on September 8, and despite the traditional dark jokes that greeting cards would encourage us to make about such a benchmark birthday,...
Inspired by the story of a customer who included "Draw a picture of a unicorn on the box" on his pizza-delivery instructions and got his wish, we asked...
Inspired by the story of a customer who included "Draw a picture of a unicorn on the box" on his pizza-delivery instructions and got his wish, we asked Tonic...
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Video: Being an Unperson
More common than outright cruelty to someone with a disability is the tendency to, in our discomfort with something we see as "abnormal," to simply act as if...
Self-esteem is so emphasized in our culture that it's easy to fall into the trap of thinking, "I can move forward into a happy life just as soon as I've...
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Making an Impact: The USO
“Even though I was half a world away, I was right there,” Cpl. David Leland plans to tell his son, Wyatt, about the day he was born. “[T]he USO made sure...
Virgin America has launched an intriguing promotion to celebrate its new Puerto Vallarta route: for every flight booked, you get your very own Chihuahua...
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This is fantastic. Thanks so much for sharing, and we salute you!
A company called BrightFarms has a truly lofty goal: rooftop gardens that can deliver fresh, perfectly ripe produce to nearby supermarkets.
Because the...
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Today’s Featured Charity in State Farm’s “Go to Bat” Program: The Wounded Warrior Project
“In Vietnam you were mainly shot and died; in Iraq and Afghanistan you are blown up and live,” Ron Glasser recently wrote in The Huffington Post. “The...
How do you make sure your favorite educational programs don't fall victim to spending cuts? Simple: you pay for them yourself.
For the next three years,...
Sometimes, even highly trained doctors can't make a life longer. But almost anyone can make a life better, and the Make-A-Wish foundation recently partnered...
Grief isn't just passive sadness. It's an involuntary marathon of patience and exhaustion in which you are forced to continue putting one foot in front of the...
When Besse Cooper was born in 1896, all sorts of little things we take for granted today didn't exist yet. The now-familiar American football huddle, for...
Student Rebekah Kirkland has recycled old chip bags into a show-stealing dress that took top honors at her end-of-year fashion event. Just don't wear it to the...
When Evan Williams and Biz Stone left Twitter recently, everyone wondered what was next. Now we know--well, sort of. But this little peek is intriguing: their...
You might have your reasons for saying no once in a while. When invited to play a rousing game of Russian roulette at an especially intense dinner party, for...
Aw, thanks, Diane! We love seeing your name pop up on our Facebook profile or in our comments section. It's always a pleasure to hear from you, and we're glad...
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This Picture of a Dog Will Make You Happy
Indeed he does. And from the looks of it, that rubber chicken isn't getting away anytime soon.
Thanks, Geno! This is such a good cause.
