2015 is almost over, and while many in the media have focused on the negative, readers of Bored Panda know that there were many good things that happened this year. Yes, politicians continue to start new wars, but it’s up to us, regular, everyday people to make the world a better place, and we believe that the stories below prove this to be true.
So take a look back at some of the touching stories that we covered in 2015. Which one was your favorite? Vote below, or if you think we’ve missed a story, upload a photo and brief description below!
#1 Man Buys Turtles From Food Market And Releases Them Back To The Sea
Image source: Arron Culling
#2 Entire Neighbourhood Secretly Learns Sign Language To Surprise Deaf Neighbor
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#3 The Young Guy Sitting Down Was Struggling With His Tie When The Older Gentleman Moved Without Hesitation And Gave Him A Step-By-Step Tutorial
Image source: LyssaP
#4 McDonald’s Employee Helped Elderly Disabled Man With His Food
Image source: Destiny Carreno
#5 Donkey Smiles From Ear To Ear After Being Rescued From Flood In Ireland
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#6 Heart Surgeon Calms Weeping 2-Year-Old Girl Before Heart Operation
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#7 This Guy Has This Dog, And She Can’t Walk Anymore. So He Takes Her Out For A Walk Every Day In A Wheelchair
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#8 Turkish Bride & Groom Spend Their Wedding Day Feeding 4,000 Refugees
Image source: Kimse Yok Mu
#9 This Coffee Shop Lets Stray Dogs Sleep Inside Every Night When The Customers Leave
Image source: Eustratios Papanis
#10 When A Student’s Baby Started Crying In Class, This Professor Had The Best Response Ever
Image source: Sarit Fishbaine
#11 Mom Adopts All 4 Of Her Best Friend’s Daughters After She Died Of Brain Cancer
Image source: Elizabeth Diamond
#12 Man Has Heart Attack While Mowing Lawn; Firefighters Finish Mowing Lawn After Saving Him
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#13 These Kids In Canada Tied Coats To Street Poles To Help Homeless Prepare For Winter
Image source: Halifolks / Tara Smith-Atkins
#14 Baby Deer Refuses To Leave The Human Who Saved Her Life
Image source: Darius Sasnauskas
#15 Anonymous Spiderman Feeds Homeless At Night, Shows Everyone Can Be A Hero
Image source: BrumSpiderman
#16 Hungarians Bring Their Shoes To The Budapest Train Station For Arriving Migrants
Image source: Eleanor Beardsley
#17 Soaked Dad Protecting His Schoolboy From Rain Shows What Parenting Is
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#18 9-Year-Old Girl Builds Shelters For The Homeless And Grows Food For Them, Too
Image source: Hailey's Harvest
#19 92-Year-Old Meets Her 2-Day-Old Great-Granddaughter For The First Time
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#20 80-Year-Old Man Builds A Dog Train To Take Rescued Stray Dogs On Adventures
Image source: Tiffany Johnson
#21 Bride’s Dad Stops Wedding To Invite Her Stepfather To Walk Down The Aisle With Them
Image source: Delia D. Blackburn Photography
#22 97-Year-Old Cries Tears Of Joy After She Finally Gets Her High School Diploma
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#23 Quincy’s Been Waiting All Week To Show The Garbage Men His Garbage Truck. But, In The Moment, He Was Overwhelmed In The Presence Of His Heroes
Image source: Ollie Kroner
#24 This 8-Year-Old Boy Was Bullied For 2 Years While Growing His Hair Long To Make Wigs For Kids With Cancer
Image source: Deeanna Thomas
#25 This Shop Owner Who Promised To Help Those In Need
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#26 Barber Goes Extra Mile To Conquer Autistic Boy’s Fear Of Haircuts
Image source: James Williams
#27 This Boy Offering A Bottle Of Water To A Policeman During A Hot Day In Baltimore
Image source: Bishop M. Cromartie
#28 This Customer Who Tipped A Waitress $200 On A $9.00 Meal After He Overheard Her Talking Quietly To A Coworker About Missing Her Son
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#29 Boy Wanted To Be Elsa For Halloween And His Dad Had The Best Response Possible
Image source: Paul Henson
#30 Family ‘Resurrects’ Frozen Kitten They Found Under The Snow, Names Him ‘Lazarus’
Image source: Branden Bingham
#31 Hospital Makes Exception And Allows Couple Married 68 Years To Be Together In Same Room
Image source: Piedmont Fayette Hospital
#32 Badass Barber Gives Free Haircuts To Homeless While Battling His Own Addiction
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#33 An Elderly Man In My Neighborhood Had A Heart Attack While Shoveling His Driveway. Paramedics Took Him To The Hospital, Then Returned To Finish Shoveling His Driveway For Him
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#34 Son With No Arms Spoon-Feeds His Paralyzed Mom Using His Teeth
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#35 Unwanted Cat Becomes This Little Boy’s Guardian, Following Him Everywhere
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#36 Dad Gets Tattoo So His 6-year-old Daughter Wouldn’t Feel Different
Image source: Anita-Alistair Campbell
#37 103-Year-Old Celebrates Birthday By Dressing Up As Wonder Woman And Volunteering At Senior Center
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#38 Teen Shaved Head To Surprise His Date Battling Cancer When She Came Back From Hospital
Image source: Allie Allen
#39 This Muslim Woman Donates $1 For Every Hate Tweet She Receives
Image source: Susan Carland
#40 Dutch Guy Was Annoyed By The Trash On His Way To Work So He Cleaned Up A Heavily Polluted Waterfront
Image source: Project Schone Schie
#41 Man Built Custom Kayak So He Could Take His Dogs On Adventures
Image source: David Bahnson
#42 Celebrating First Day As Father And Son After Adoption
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#43 Man Takes His Taxi Driver To The Theme Park With Him Since He(the Driver)had Never Been To One
#44 I Saved A Dog From Euthanasia And Now She Happily Runs In A Wheelchair
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#45 This Restaurant Will Give Free Food To Lonely People On Thanksgiving
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#46 18 Year Old Madeline Stuart, A Model With Down Syndrome, Got To Walk The Runway At Fashion Week
#47 Girl Surprised To Receive 3D-Printed Arm From Designer Who Is Also Missing His Left Arm
Image source: Stephen Davies
#48 Alden Kain, 16 Y.o., Invented A Stroller Wheelchair For A Mom-to-be Whose Legs Were Paralyzed.
#49 Man With Down Syndrome Fulfills His Dream By Becoming A Body-Builder
Image source: Collin Clarke
#50 Loving Husband Lists All The Reasons He Loves His Wife Who Is Battling Depression
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#51 This Man Proposed To His Boyfriend In Their Church As They Weren’t Allowed To Get Married Inside. They Were Greeted With Standing Ovations
Image source: Trevor Harper
#52 Someone Hung These Around My City
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#53 Mom Makes Disney Princess Wigs For Kids With Cancer
Image source: Holly Christensen
#54 Bikers Patrol Flood-hit Yorkshire Towns To Deter Looters, And Bring Groceries To The Elderly.
#55 Woman Knits Tiny Sweaters For Rescued Chickens To Keep Them Warm
Image source: Nicola Congdon
#56 Parents Tattoo Their Legs With Daughter’s Birthmark So She Won’t Feel Different
Image source: Tanya and Adam Phillips
#57 Mom Updated Her Tattoo To Support Transgender Son
Image source: Steve Peace
#58 Koko The Gorilla Gets Two New Kittens Of Her Own
#59 The 62-Year-Old Repairman Spends Almost 40% Of His Income To Feed Parakeets From His Home
Image source: Aravind Kumar
#60 3 Old Greek Ladies In Lesvos, Feed, Sooth And Sing To Crying Refugee Baby, While Mother Smiles
#61 Woman Quit Her Job To Knit Sweaters For Cold Abandoned Greyhounds
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#62 This Baseball Coach Offered His Own Kidney To Save His Littlest Player’s Life.
#63 My 12 Year Old Son Ran A Cake Stall To Raise Money For Cancer Research. He Raised £79.
#64 Disney Lets Dying Fan Watch Star Wars: The Force Awakens Before Releasee
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#65 St. George, Ontario Celebrates Christmas Early For 7 Year Old Boy With Terminal Braion Cancer.
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#66 These Retired Builders Volunteer Their Time To Build Homes For Washington Wildfire Survivors.
#67 Kindness Wall In Iran.they Donate Clothes, Foods, Etc. Voluntary In The Streets For Poor People
#68 Taylor Swift Goes To Colorado To Visit A Little Girl With Cancer Who Wanted To Meet Her
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#69 Koko The Gorilla Gets Two New Kittens Of Her Own
#70 Man Finds A Puppy Outside Of A Burning House And Decides That It Needs A Home.
#71 I Saw Boys About To Step On This Guy. Not Okay With Me.
#72 Woman Crochets Wigs For Girls Battling Cancer
#73 Great Grandma & 1st Great Grandchild.
#74 Alden Kain, 16 Y.o., Invented A Stroller Wheelchair For A Mom-to-be Whose Legs Were Paralyzed.
#75 Blind Man And Armless Friend Plant 10,000 Trees
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#76 New Siblings
#77 Kindergarden Kids Decorating Busses For December To Give Everybody A Smile In The Morning
#78 Koko The Gorilla Gets Two New Kittens Of Her Own
#79 Alden Kain, 16 Y.o., Invented A Stroller Wheelchair For A Mom-to-be Whose Legs Were Paralyzed.
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