A man, filmed climbing four floors to rescue a small child dangling off a balcony, has become an internet sensation. Mamoudou Gassama’s bravery and athleticism have earned the a 22-year-old man from Mali the nickname real-life “Spider-Man.” Read more….
View More It took 30 seconds for this superhero to save a little boy dangling from a building.Category: child
Adorable child has a bone to pick with KFC
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Chicken — it gets personal.
This tiny poultry lover in the UK gave a very passionate interview to Britain’s ITV News on Tuesday after more than 500 KFC stores remained shut following “operational issues” with the fast food titan’s new distribution system.
SEE ALSO: KFC has run out of chicken in the UK
The child seems pretty calm in the video above, but she assures the interviewer she’s quite upset: “Well, I don’t look sad, but I really am disappointed.”
(Someone tell this girl Popeyes is a far superior chicken joint in both consistency and flavor.)
She makes a good point about the injustice of it all though. “Look at them, they’re just chillin, they’re happy,” she says into the mic. “Sorry, we’re mad with them. We want to get in there, sit down, have some food, but we can’t do that today.” Read more…
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Incredible footage shows firefighter catching child thrown from balcony
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If you ever doubted the bravery of firefighters (for argument’s sake, because why would anyone do that) let this video be the living proof that they are, in fact, heroes.
On Monday DeKalb County Fire Department released helmet-cam footage, showing the moment when a firefighter caught a child who was thrown off the third story of a burning apartment building on 3 January in Decatur, Georgia.
This wasn’t the only child to be thrown from the building.
“We were catching babies like a football — literally,” County Fire Rescue Capt. Eric Jackson told the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Read more…
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Cats are rather fussy creatures when it comes to being petted. But, a little girl from Dublin, Ireland, has given her cat’s petting preferences a great deal of close attention.
Paul Duane, father of 10-year-old Gabi, tweeted his daughter’s hand…
YouTube terminates exploitive ‘kids’ channel ToyFreaks, says it’s tightening its child endangerment policies
Following consumer outrage over YouTube’s handling of disturbing videos aimed at children on its network, the company has now banned one of the more controversial kid channels it hosted, Toy Freaks. The channel, the 68th largest on YouTube with over 8.5 million subscribers, was often criticized for its vile and seemingly exploitive videos featuring a dad and his daughters, which many… Read More