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71-year-old man inspires internet users after completing 4,000km trail
While most of us feel tired by just thinking of our next workout session, a 71-year-old is winning the internet by completing a gruelling 4,000-km Pacific Crest Trail in the United States.
Instagram user Auti and Chris met the 71-year-old during their journey through the same trail. The couple shared the story and a video of the man on the social media platform.
“Not many people can say they’ve accomplished such an incredible feat – especially not at 71!” the caption of the post read.
Further, in the caption, Auti and Chris said that the 71-year-old “is one of those people you instantly feel like you’ve known a lifetime. He has a heart of gold, the kindest soul, and unmatched optimism and fortitude. Thank you for being such an inspiration to us!” the post read.
The 71-year-old’s inspirational journey is winning hearts on the Internet as many users praised the man for achieving his goal. “This man is living his best life. We should all be this lucky,” one user wrote.
The video had garnered more than 43,000 likes and over 624,000 views. -ndtv.com
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Message in bottle floats from Canada to Ireland in 13 years
A message in a bottle launched by visitors to Newfoundland’s Bell Island was found washed up on an Irish beach nearly 13 years later, after apparently crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
Kate Gay said she was walking a Dingle Peninsula beach this week when she spotted the wine bottle with a sheet of paper inside.
Gay showed the bottle to members of Creative Ireland NeartnaMacharaí during a meeting at her house that evening, and they broke the bottle open.
The note, written by a couple named Brad and Anita, was dated Sept. 12, 2012. The letter described the couple’s day trip to Bell Island.
There was a phone number on the letter, but there was no answer when group members tried to call.
The Maharees Heritage and Conservation group posted photos of the bottleto social media on Monday, and within an hour group members were messaging with Anita.
Group member Martha Farrell said Anita reported that she and Brad had married in 2016 and are still together to this day. -upi.com
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Woman earns world record for collection of 15,485 egg cups
A Spanish woman who has been collecting egg cups for over 50 years earned a Guinness World Record when her collection was tallied at 15,485 items.
María José Fuster recruited two witnesses to help her tally her collection at a community center in her hometown of Campo, Spain.
Fuster’s collection includes multiple patterns, colors, designs and even novelty cups bearing the images of characters including Superman, Betty Boop and Garfield.
Fuster maintains two blogs related to her hobby — one to catalog each piece, and one to list the names of the people who have donated egg cups to her collection.
Some of her most prized egg cups, about 1,143 of them, are currently on display at a local museum.
-upi.com
