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Voluntary Castaway – Student with No Survival Training Spends 19 Days Alone on Remote Island

Posted: 18 Feb 2016 03:02 AM PST

Japanese student Reikko Hori is in the news for choosing to be a real-life castaway on the uninhabited island of Amparo in Indonesia. After 19 days of complete isolation, during which her only companions were a spear and a magnifying glass, the 22-year-old claims to have returned to normal life with a newfound appreciation for civilization.

Isolated Town Is Desperate to Find a Hairdresser after Years of Cutting Their Own Hair

Posted: 18 Feb 2016 02:32 AM PST

Fed up of DIY haircuts, the residents of Norman Wells, an isolated town in northern Canada, are desperately looking for a professional hairdresser. They've been cutting their own hair for the past two years and frankly, they've had enough of it.

Caring Husband Creates Giant Scented Flower Garden to Make His Blind Wife Smile Again

Posted: 18 Feb 2016 02:12 AM PST

Over 7,000 people visit this beautiful phlox moss garden in Shintomi Town, Japan’s Miyazaki Prefecture on any given day in the months of March and April, drawn both by the beauty of this scented purple carpet and the touching story behind its very existence.

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