Sports

February 10, 2025

Skydiver Surprises His Parents by Video Calling Them as He Jumps From the Plane

It's not uncommon for people to call their parents when something big happens. For example, Nobel Prize Winner Drew Weissman reached out to his mom and dad when he received the award for helping develop a COVID-19 vaccine. What could make the call unusual is where you're calling from, like a man named Roger, who called his parents as he jumped from a plane.

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December 12, 2024

88-Year-Old Athens Marathon Runner Inspires Belief That “We Can All Do It”

An 88-year-old Greek runner named Ploutarchos Pourliakas proves that it’s never too late to chase your dreams. On Sunday, November 10, he achieved an inspiring milestone by completing the 41st Athens Marathon—his 12th marathon to date. The epic annual race, famously known as The Authentic, follows the legendary path of the Athenian messenger Pheidippides, who ran from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens over 2,500 years ago to deliver news of victory.

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