Happy Monday from Jeff and Sam. Enjoy some happy stories.

Jeff shares the heartwarming story of tennis legend Roger Federer keeping a five-year-old pinky promise to a young fan, showing us how kindness and follow-through can leave a lasting impact.
Sam shares an inspiring medical miracle—a woman gives birth after receiving a womb transplant from her sister, with pro bono help from a team of doctors.

🔗 Jeff's sources:

• Roger Federer Kept His Promise to a Young Tennis Fan – Upworthy
• Roger Federer Fulfills Pinky Promise – Tennis.com
• Solinco Sports – Zizou Junior Spotlight

🔗 Sam's sources:

• British Woman Gives Birth After Transplant Womb from Sister – Good News Network

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Jeff tells the heroic and riveting story of FedEx Flight 705.
Sam shares the horrifying story of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.

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🔗 Jeff's sources:

• Hirschman, D. (1997). Hijacked: The True Story of the Heroes of Flight 705. Available on Amazon
• Wikipedia - Federal Express Flight 705
• Simple Flying - FedEx Flight 705 Hijack Story
• The Dollop Podcast

🔗 Sam's sources:

• Wikipedia - Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
• Baruch College NYCData

Jeff and Sam share a couple of happy stories to start your week off. Happy Monday.

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Sources:

• Heroic Golden Retriever Saves Missing Toddler
• Bob Ross | Wikipedia

Sam tells the amazing survival story of Jennifer Holiday.
Jeff tells the story of the Lululemon Murder. Was someone really murdered over yoga pants?

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Enjoy!

Sam's sources:

• https://blurredbylines.com/articles/jennifer-holliday-survivor-eric-parnell-attack-texas/

Jeff's sources:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lululemon_murder
• https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/lululemon-murder-store-employee-suffered-over-300-blows-severed-spinal-cord-in-fatal-attack
• https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/md-court-of-special-appeals/1699427.html
• https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bang-to-rights/id1621252969?i=1000577991946
• https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rotten-mango/id1517954480?i=1000497245376

This week, Jeff and Sam bring you two incredible survival stories.

Jeff shares the story of Mary Vincent, who miraculously survived a violent attack while hitchhiking in 1978 and went on to become a powerful advocate and artist.

Sam tells the unbelievable tale of Aimo Koivunen, a Finnish soldier in WWII who survived extreme conditions after accidentally overdosing on meth.

Enjoy!

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Jeff's sources:

• The Untold Story of Roxanne Hayes: A Life Cut Short by the "Mad Chopper" Killer
• Mary Vincent (artist) - Wikipedia
• Lawrence Singleton - Wikipedia
• Mary Vincent: A Life of Survival

Sam's sources:

• The Incredible Story of Aimo Koivunen
• Aimo Koivunen: The Finnish Soldier Who Survived WWII Thanks To Accidentally Overdosing On Meth

This week, Jeff and Sam bring you the stories of two fearless women who took on the world in their own ways.

📖 Jeff tells the story of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani activist who survived an assassination attempt at age 15 and went on to become a global advocate for education and the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate in history.

✊ Sam shares the story of Sister Megan Rice, an 82-year-old nun and activist who, along with two fellow protesters, broke into the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee in an act of civil disobedience against nuclear weapons. Their protest was described as "the biggest security breach in the history of the nation's atomic complex."

Enjoy.

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🔗 Sources:

Jeff's Sources:

• Malala Yousafzai's Nobel Lecture
• I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban – Malala Yousafzai & Christina Lamb

Sam's Sources:

• Sister Megan Rice: A Lifetime of Peace Activism
• NPR: Sister Megan Rice and the Nuclear Protest That Shocked the Nation

Let Jeff and Sam start your Monday off with a little happiness! This week, they share heartwarming stories that will remind you of the kindness and resilience in the world.

🎉 A man given just three years to live celebrates his 27th birthday in style
❤️ 20 volunteers perform CPR for 96 minutes to save a man's life
🏥 A beloved doctor was denied cancer treatment—so his patients came to the rescue

Enjoy these uplifting stories to start your week on a positive note!

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Sources:

• Aaron Given Just 3 Years To Live Celebrates His 27th Birthday In Style
• 20 Volunteers Perform CPR On Man In Grocery Store For 96 Minutes Until Paramedics Arrived
• A Beloved Doctor Was Denied Cancer Treatment, So His Patients Came To The Rescue

Jeff tells the horrifying story of Unit 731, a covert biological and chemical warfare research and development unit of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Notorious for its inhumane experiments on people, this dark chapter in history is often referred to as the "Asian Auschwitz."

Sam shares the inspiring story of Mildred Dresselhaus, a pioneering physicist and electrical engineer known for her groundbreaking research in carbon materials. Dubbed the "Queen of Carbon," her contributions revolutionized nanotechnology and paved the way for future advancements in science and engineering.

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Jeff’s sources:

• Hal, G. (2019). Japan's Infamous Unit 731: Firsthand Accounts of Japan's Wartime Human Experimentation Program. Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing.
• Pua, D., Dybbro, D., & Rogers, A. (2019). Unit 731: The Forgotten Asian Auschwitz. Pacific Atrocities Education.
• Pacific Atrocities - Human Experimentation
• Wikipedia - Unit 731
• YouTube Documentary

Sam’s sources:

• Google Arts & Culture - Mildred Dresselhaus
• Kavli Prize Autobiography
• MIT Physics Faculty Page
• Wikipedia - Mildred Dresselhaus