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John Lennon once wrote a fascinating letter to a then-obscure folk artist. It wasn't delivered for decades.

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John Lennon wrote a wise letter to an aspiring folk artist. It went undelivered for decades.

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Trent Reznor's perfectly surreal and strange story about meeting his 'hero' David Lynch

"I'll never forget the look on [Lynch's] face, like, 'What the f*** is going on here?'”

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Jack Black recalls his absurd, aborted plan to audition for 'SNL' as a superhero

"It was a combination of The Hulk...maybe it was just The Hulk"

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2 photos of a woman's bedroom reveal just how powerful depression can be

"I suffer from severe depression and have a really hard time with cleaning and doing other kinds of household work."

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Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan celebrates his birthmarks in post about body positivity

"Whoever you are, I hope you find peace with who you are."

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Penguins work together to commit an outrageous heist involving a pelican

It could be right out of an Oceans Eleven movie.

A corgi dog with a rear-leg wheelchair gets ready for a "race" on a basketball court

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Heroic senior Corgi in a wheelchair competes in halftime dog race

"He may not have won this year's Corgi race, but Yumi certainly won his way into our hearts."

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85-year-old woman forms kickass squad "Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage" to clean up Cape Cod ponds

"The dives are like treasure hunts for things that shouldn't be there."

Katherine Murrell during and after her cancer treatment.

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Woman who beat cancer three times before she was 27 is now a life-saving paramedic

"When you get that used to it, you want to give something back – that’s my mentality."

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Introducing the 2014 GOOD 100, by Gap CMO Seth Farbman

We all want to make a mark. That's why we are here: on the GOOD community and on the planet. There's nothing more human than a deep desire to...

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Brian Wilson was profoundly moved when Paul McCartney visited him and played a new Beatles song

After Def Leppard drummer tragically lost his arm, Phil Collins sent him an 'incredible' letter

Grieving father makes unbelievable discovery while cleaning out deceased daughter's room

Christopher Walken reveals the Looney Tunes character that made him a better actor

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John Lennon wrote a wise letter to an aspiring folk artist. It went undelivered for decades.

Trent Reznor's perfectly surreal and strange story about meeting his 'hero' David Lynch

"I'll never forget the look on [Lynch's] face, like, 'What the f*** is going on here?'”

Jack Black recalls his absurd, aborted plan to audition for 'SNL' as a superhero

"It was a combination of The Hulk...maybe it was just The Hulk"

2 photos of a woman's bedroom reveal just how powerful depression can be

"I suffer from severe depression and have a really hard time with cleaning and doing other kinds of household work."

Rush's Neil Peart, after suffering two tragic losses, grieved during a profound motorcycle trip

The drummer told his bandmates, "Consider me retired."

Grieving father makes an unbelievable discovery while cleaning out his deceased daughter's room

It was written on the back of a mirror.

After her 37th surgery, woman’s ‘decapitated’ head is fully reattached

“I’m literally a human statue.”

Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan celebrates his birthmarks in post about body positivity

"Whoever you are, I hope you find peace with who you are."

Penguins work together to commit an outrageous heist involving a pelican

It could be right out of an Oceans Eleven movie.

Heroic senior Corgi in a wheelchair competes in halftime dog race

"He may not have won this year's Corgi race, but Yumi certainly won his way into our hearts."

A WWII Polish officer spied for the Allies by volunteering to be imprisoned in Auschwitz

His heroism was kept secret for decades.

Woman who beat cancer three times before she was 27 is now a life-saving paramedic

"When you get that used to it, you want to give something back – that’s my mentality."

A teacher's viral extra credit questions lure students into a phenomenal prank

This teacher is pretty awesome.

Devastated father makes an unbelievable discovery while cleaning out his deceased daughter's room.

It was written on the back of a mirror.

Introducing the 2014 GOOD 100, by Gap CMO Seth Farbman

We all want to make a mark. That's why we are here: on the GOOD community and on the planet. There's nothing more human than a deep desire to...

The Fruits of Adversity: Finding Clarity With Failure

In 2010 I was in the middle of a failing sabbatical. A couple of years before I had put my successful design studio on hiatus in order to pursue...

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"I'll never forget the look on [Lynch's] face, like, 'What the f*** is going on here?'”

"It was a combination of The Hulk...maybe it was just The Hulk"

"I suffer from severe depression and have a really hard time with cleaning and doing other kinds of household work."

The drummer told his bandmates, "Consider me retired."

It was written on the back of a mirror.

“I’m literally a human statue.”

"Whoever you are, I hope you find peace with who you are."

It could be right out of an Oceans Eleven movie.

"He may not have won this year's Corgi race, but Yumi certainly won his way into our hearts."

"The dives are like treasure hunts for things that shouldn't be there."

His heroism was kept secret for decades.

"When you get that used to it, you want to give something back – that’s my mentality."

This teacher is pretty awesome.

It was written on the back of a mirror.

We all want to make a mark. That's why we are here: on the GOOD community and on the planet. There's nothing more human than a deep desire to...

In 2010 I was in the middle of a failing sabbatical. A couple of years before I had put my successful design studio on hiatus in order to pursue...

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