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I told this story already, but it’s so beautiful I’m telling it again. 85-year-old Yaffa Adar said she survived 49 days in Hamas captivity by singing Andrea Bocelli to herself. The famous Italian opera singer found out and sent her a letter in which he writes:... See more

This might be the best Paris 2024 story: Zeng Zhiying made her Olympics debut at 58-years old. Born in China, she is now representing Chile in table tennis because of an incredible journey. At age 18, she expected to go to the Olympics for her birth country, China, as one of the best... See more

Took a taxi tonight, and the driver absolutely insisted on giving me the journey for free, as it was his last ever job before retirement, and tradition is they don't charge for their first ever and last ever journey. He began driving in 1965. Thank you, Mike. Best wishes!