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0:00 Autistic boy gifted $15,000 piano from stranger
2:41 Students raise funds to make playground inclusive for those with disabilities
5:32 Teen born without legs inspires on the basketball court
8:06 Wife who lost husband to Alzheimer's wants to inspire other caregivers
10:46 Veteran anonymously paid for people's medicine for a decade
13:28 Young man gets a shot at redemption after attemped break-in
16:09 Young football star uses fame to help foster kids
18:59 Army widow returns to college to honor promise to husband killed in Iraq War
21:40 After being wrongly imprisoned for 46 years, Detroit artist achieves great success
24:20 Basketball referee reunites with player who saved his life after on-court heart attack
26:50 Teens help seniors learn how to use technology
29:28 Maine school custodian helps turn chess team into a real-life "Queen's Gambit"
31:49 Daughter secretly gave an organ to her father as an anonymous donor
34:20 Wrongfully convicted man freed after 28 years meets longtime pen pal
37:03 Nurse adopts teen mother and her triplets
39:41 Accounting clerk created original art on billing statements to help a patient heal
42:30 Seventh grader who took wheel of school bus after driver lost consciousness called "hero"
45:11 Indiana town honors longtime gravedigger
48:04 Former sanitation worker and Harvard Law student honors school's support staff
50:39 76-year-old celebrates self-love by marrying herself
53:11 How a cup of coffee changed a homeless man's life
55:47 Man who befriended suspected scammer makes good again
58:36 Boy who walked 6 miles to middle school graduation gets college scholarship
1:01:12 Retiree becomes street musician to raise money for Alzheimer's research
1:03:21 How an 11-year-old superfan met her pop idol, Michael McDonald
1:06:13 103-year-old lobster fisherman embarks on her 95th season on the water
1:08:28 Dog that walks on hind legs after accident serves as inspiration
1:11:11 Antique washing machine collector seeks museum benefactor
1:13:42 Couple who held impromptu reception after fire broke out near wedding venue return for anniversary
1:16:30 How restoring an old Mustang fostered joy, friendship for one ALS patient
1:19:08 Man returns to college thanks to "random acts of kindness"
1:21:59 School bus driver fosters bond with hundreds of students
1:24:33 Inspiring 85-year-old hospital cleaner works her "dream" job
1:27:05 Stranger's gift inspires grieving widow
1:29:41 Friendship leads to celebration of "Brunswick 15" who desegregated Virginia school
1:32:34 A mountain climber's quest to scale every county peak in Florida
1:35:18 How a man who was given a 72-year-old egg with a message on it found its writer
1:38:12 How a weekly breakfast helped students heal from the grief of losing a classmate
1:40:52 How a Texas teacher helped her students use their imaginations to take flight
1:43:15 How the memory and legacy of a fallen Army sergeant lives on through his family
1:45:39 How America's oldest newlyweds found love at 96
1:47:59 How a quadruple amputee overcame countless rejections to make his pilot dreams take off
1:50:45 "Unbelievably frugal" Indianapolis man left $13 million to charities
1:53:30 A mysterious Secret Santa motivated students to raise thousands of dollars for those in need