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A Baby Abandoned in a Dumpster Grew up to Be the Founder of a Multi-Million Dollar Company

This is an amazing success story! “Rags to Riches,” “the American Dream,” “self-made man.” Every single cliché you’ve heard about that classic story, Freddie Figgers is living proof that it is actually possible.

Figgers is only 30 years old, but he’s already a huge success as the CEO and President of Figgers Communication, a telecommunications company that is now valued at a whopping $62 million.

Them: I don’t think it will happen ?Me: There are three kinds of people in this world: people who make it happen,…

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But life didn’t start out very well for Figgers. He was abandoned in a dumpster by his mother shortly after she gave birth to him in Quincy, Florida, though luckily he was adopted when he was two days old by a couple named Nathan and Betty Figgers. The Figgers’ gave young Freddie all the love and support he needed, and he grew up to be a curious boy who loved to tinker around with computers.

Figgers got his first job as a computer technician at the age of 12, and at age 15 he started his own cloud computing service. His first job in this field came after he helped a car dealership back up their information on a remote server after they had previously lost all their files in a tornado. Figgers set up the server in his own backyard.

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Posted by Freddie Figgers on Wednesday, June 26, 2019

The young entrepreneur invented his own creations as well, including a GPS tracking device that goes in someone’s shoe to help keep track of them. Figgers created this device specifically for his father, who was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. He sold that idea to a company for $2.2 million and started Figgers Communications, the extremely profitable company that he now runs, with his earnings.

His business is also the only African-American owned company of its kind in the United States.

Bravo, Mr. Figgers!

Let Freddie Figgers’ story remind you that no matter where you come from or where you are at the moment, you can always achieve your dreams if you work hard and aim high.

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10 Facts About Game Show Legend Bob Barker

Bob Barker is 95 years old, and he is still every bit the TV legend he was when he first hosted The Price is Right in 1972.

He actually started hosting his first game show all the way back in 1956, and he only retired from hosting The Price is Right in 2007. That’s 50 years!

And who could forget this classic clip featuring Barker from Happy Gilmore?

Let’s get to know the man behind the legend a little bit better with these 10 facts.

1. Early years.

Barker spent some of his youth on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in Mission, South Dakota. He is 1/8 Sioux.

 

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2. World War II

Barker enlisted in the Navy and served from 1942-1945, but he didn’t see combat. He said, “I was all ready to go, and when the enemy heard that I was headed for the Pacific, they surrendered.”

3. Over the airwaves.

Barker began working on the radio in college on KTTS-FM in Springfield, Missouri.

 

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4. Badass.

Barker is a black belt in karate, and he trained with none other than Chuck Norris for decades. Oh, and by the way, he did his own fight scene in Happy Gilmore.

5. Hoops.

Barker attended Drury College in Missouri on a basketball scholarship and also joined Navy’s basketball team while he served in the military.

 

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6. Taking a stand.

Barker hosted the Miss USA/Universe pageants from 1966 to 1988 but stepped down when the people who ran the competitions refused to stop giving out fur coats as prizes.

7. Come on down!

CBS renamed Stage 33 “Bob Barker Studio” after he hosted his 5,000th episode of The Price is Right in 1998.

 

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8. Big break.

Barker considers the show Truth or Consequences his big break. He hosted the show from 1956 until 1974.

9. Animal lover.

Barker purchased 460 acres of land in California that will be used as a sanctuary for donkeys.

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Bob Barker gave this incredible speech when ADI first introduced the Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act to Congress in 2011. Nothing has changed in how Bob Barker describes the suffering of circus animals, but a lot has changed in the world. HERE ARE SIX REASONS WHY THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR THE TRAVELING EXOTIC ANIMAL AND PUBLIC SAFETY PROTECTION ACT (TEAPSPA; HR2863) NOW. Since 2011: 1. The number of national animal circus bans has more than doubled to 45 – including US neighbor Mexico. 2. Two states, New Jersey and Hawaii, have passed wild animal bans, and other states are considering bans. There are now 92 local circus prohibitions in 32 states including cities such as New York and San Francisco. 3. The number of animal circuses has fallen and the largest, Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus – which invested heavily to lobby against bans – closed due to declining audiences, as people have turned away from animal acts. 4. 20 animal protection groups are backing TEAPSPA. 5. There is more evidence of circus suffering and more public awareness than ever before. 6. TEAPA has been refined after discussions with legislators to strengthen the public safety aspects – hence it is now TEAPSPA. So now it’s up to YOU. Make that call, send that email, set up the meeting with your representative – get them to sponsor the bill. Then do it again. Don’t stop until this bill is passed. Start here – find your representatives and send an email NOW. TEAPSPA IS COMING. BE PART OF THE CHANGE. BE PART OF THE CAMPAIGN. Find out more: bit.ly/SupportTEAPSPA Contact us to get involved – usa@ad-international.org #FederalCircusBill #StopCircusSuffering #TEAPSPA #SupportTEAPSPA #bobbarker

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10. Love story.

Barker first went on a date with his wife Dorothy Jo when he was 15 years old. The two attended an Ella Fitzgerald concert (which is awesome). They were married from 1945 until her death in 1981, when she was 57. Bob Barker said he “never had any inclination to remarry.”

What a guy!

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A Kid in the U.S. Got a Response to a Message in a Bottle from Someone in France 9 Years Later

I’ve never thrown a message in a bottle into a body of water, but if I ever did, I would hope the story would end like this one did.

When Max Vredenburgh was 10 years old, he threw a bottle with a message in it into the ocean by Rockport, Massachusetts. This was back in August 2010. The letter read, “Hello my name is Max, whoever is reading this letter, please write back… I”ll tell you a little bit about myself. I’m 1o years old, I like apples, I like the beach, my favorite colors blue, I like animals, I like cars, and I like outer space. Please write back. Sincerely, Max Vredenburgh.”

Fast forward nine years later and the letter was found on a beach in France in October 2019.

The return letter from France reads as follows: “Hello. I found your message in your bottle on October 10, 2019 on a beach in France, between Contis and Mimizan. According to your date, August 21, 2009, It will have taken 9 years to cover the 6000kms that separates us. You had grown a lot during that time: 10 to 19 years old. I put you some maps below to locate you. Respectfully, G. Dubois.”

Vredenburgh shared the story on Twitter and it went viral in a huge way.

As of today, the post has 140,000 retweets and 535,000 likes. Amazingly, Vredenburgh and his pen pal have now connected on Instagram. Vredenburgh said of G. Dubois, “I want to know about him. I want to know if he likes, what his favorite food is, what his favorite color is. Does he like space?”

What a great story! I wish all social media was this positive and wholesome!

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This Organization Turns Empty Parking Lots into Safe Places Where the Homeless Can Sleep at Night

Homelessness is a problem across the entire world. Walk or drive through any city across the globe, and you’ll see down-on-their-luck men and women sleeping in doorways, on park benches, or anywhere else they can try to find some momentary peace.

An Australian charity organization called Beddown is looking to give that country’s homeless population safe places to sleep by providing pop-up accommodations in parking lots that are vacant overnight.

Posted by Beddown on Monday, September 30, 2019

Beddown partnered with Secure Parking, one of Australia’s largest parking lot operators, to do a two-week trial run for the program in the city of Brisbane.

Norman McGillivray founded Beddown after he got the idea while walking through an empty parking lot one night. He thought that the space could be better used as a makeshift homeless shelter than by just sitting empty night after night.

On their Instagram page, the founders of Beddown said,

“We will look to get as close as we can to a proper comfortable bed to provide the homeless with a great night’s sleep is our ultimate goal. Sleep deprivation is a massive issue for our homeless, so being in a place that offers shelter and is safe, secure and comfortable we believe will have a big impact on those who use Beddown.”

Posted by Beddown on Monday, September 30, 2019

Beddown also provides other services in the overnight parking lots, including access to doctors, dentists, and hairdressers. Because the two-week trial in Brisbane was a success, Beddown is now looking to expand to other cities in Australia.

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Here are some initial Statistics and Outcomes from the Pilot: 41 guests used Beddown over the duration of the Pilot. 77% male 23% female guests Sleep rated on average – 4.5 out of 5 Beds rated on average – 4.5 out of 5 100% of guests said they felt safe during their stay. Multiple services accessed by guests – Dr & Nurse, Dentist, Hairdresser, New clothing and Social Services. The most guests turned away in one night due to capacity was 9. The youngest person who tried to access Beddown was just 15 years old. Positive outcomes: “After spending the week here, having a good sleep at night and a routine, it reminded me of life and I booked myself into Rehab for 6 months”. “Being able to sleep all night and away from drugs I’m clearer in the day and have not used drugs for 8 days”. “It’s the first time I have had a dream in years” “I don’t have to watch my back here” A Female guest found employment due to being able to sleep safely at night and able to work during the day. More data being accessed and will be shared soon. This is just the beginning! We now need support from Corporate, Government and the Public to make Beddown a sustainable operation and allow us to roll out across Australia to really help change and save lives. #homelessness #homeless #streetlife #storyofthestreet #beds #globalshift #queensland #brisbane #nsw #sydney #victoria #melbourne #southaustralia #adelaide #westernaustralia #perth #northernterritory #darwin #tasmania #australia #nonprofit #selfesteem #community #usa #uk #quality #endhomelessness #lifechanger

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Let’s keep our fingers crossed that this program succeeds in Australia and then spreads to other parts of the globe. It’s a great idea that could definitely help out a lot of people who are struggling.

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Pabst Blue Ribbon Is Selling a 99-Can Case

Booooooyah! I’m not gonna lie, I like the sound of this!

Pabst Blue Ribbon, or PBR as it is usually called, is selling a limited-edition 99-pack containing three different kinds of beer. Is this great news, or what?!?!

Just keep in mind that when you do track this bad boy down, bring a friend or two to help you carry it home, okay?

The 99-pack of PBR is now in select stores in select states, and I think it’s going to make the holidays a lot more tolerable for many people out there. This monster features three beers from the PBR collection: original PBR, the light PBR Easy, and higher-strength PBR Extra (I’ve never even heard of PBR Extra before).

Here are the states where this glorious feat of ingenuity is available as of now.

Texas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Florida, New York, South Carolina, Montana, Vermont, California, Wisconsin, Iowa, Arkansas, and Colorado.

If you live in a state that is NOT on this list, you might want to call your local distributors…or maybe try your Senator?

It looks like these might be hard to track down even if they are in your state, too. A store in Mankato, Minnesota, put up a post showcasing their 99 packs (which they were selling for $59.99 – ¢60.6 per beer, for anyone counting), and they sold out in less than 24 hours. Also, people were driving almost 100 miles to buy up these bad boys.

Listen, the people want what the people want, okay?

I might be taking a quick drive to South Carolina this weekend…

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Take a Look at the 15 Most Popular Disney Tattoos

I’ve seen a lot of Disney tattoos in my day, but now we have some rankings of the most popular ones, put together by Play Like Mum.

The website did some research and crunched the numbers and determined that these are the top 15 most popular Disney tattoos around the world.

Let’s take a look!

15. Brave

14. Bambi

13. Hercules

12. Toy Story

11. Winnie the Pooh

10. Minnie Mouse

9. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

8. Sleeping Beauty

7. Beauty and the Beast

6. Peter Pan

5. Lilo and Stitch

4. The Little Mermaid

3. Mickey Mouse

2. The Lion King

1. Alice in Wonderland

Now I know that some of you folks out there have Disney tattoos…

Share them with us in the comments!

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15 Funny Tweets About the DMV That Hopefully Won’t Make You Miserable

The DMV is a special kind of hell, isn’t it? The employees are often…unpleasant, the other people waiting are in a bad mood, and overall it’s just a miserable endeavor.

But, since we’ve all been there and it’s a shared human experience, let’s laugh at these funny tweets about spending time at the Department of Motor Vehicles.

1. Gee, thanks a lot.

2. Hahahaha. Amazing.

3. Time to throw in the towel.

4. All worn out.

5. Sir, you need that as well.

6. It’s been a long year.

7. Not a good vibe.

8. God doesn’t go in there.

9. I don’t think she got it.

10. Not off to a good start.

11. That makes a lot of sense.

12. You did what you had to do.

13. The man was a legend.

14. Let’s play a game.

15. That’s about the worst thing you could ever hear.

Share your worst DMV experience with us in the comments!

Let’s compare notes!

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A ‘Friends’ Reunion Special Is in the Works

Eeeeek!

Remember that selfie that Jennifer Aniston posted about a month ago that got people all riled up?

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And now we’re Instagram FRIENDS too. HI INSTAGRAM ??

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Well, it looks like Friends fans have good reason to get all fired up. News recently came out that a Friends special reunion show is in the works, and millions of people across the globe could not be happier.

There’s no doubt that Friends is one of the most popular TV shows of all time. The program ran from 1994 until 2004 and developed a rabid fan following during the years it was on NBC and in the years of re-runs since then.

Could you BE a bigger Friends fan? Download the app by searching 'Friends 25' in your app store.

Posted by FRIENDS (TV Show) on Friday, November 8, 2019

The six stars of the show, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer, and Matt LeBlanc, and the creators of Friends are all reportedly in talks to reunite on the HBO Max network, which launches in 2020.

One thing to keep in mind: according to reports, the new Friends special would be “unscripted.” So maybe it could be some kind of panel where the stars and the creators talk about the legacy and history of the show?

Time will tell…

But we’re excited to see if the gang gets back together again!

Happy International Day of FRIENDShip! #Friends25

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On October 27, Jennifer Aniston said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, “We would love for there to be something, but we don’t know what that something is. So we’re just trying. We’re working on something.”

Let’s keep our fingers crossed that this comes to fruition and no one backs out or the idea just fizzles out. I’m down for this reunion. Are you?

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15 Very Good Dogs That You Should Meet Today

I love these good doggos!

Having a tough day? Go pet a dog!

Short on cash? Look at some pics of dogs!

Girlfriend kicked you out, slashed your tires, and drained your bank account? Call a lawyer! And then go to the dog park and play with some dogs.

You get the point. Enjoy these good boys and girls!

1. Adorable.

2. Good job Toshi!

3. Language lessons.

4. I got plenty of time.

5. Just a little off the top.

6. I think you scared them.

7. Really feeling it.

8. She’ll get the hang of it.

9. All tuckered out.

10. I’m waiting…

11. Can we try this again?

12. That looks like fun.

13. Follow the leader.

14. What did I do?

15. Best friends makin’ some noise.

Good dogs! All of ’em!

Share a pic of your pooch in the comments and tell us a little bit about them!

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15 People Who Are Having Really Bad Days

You’ve had days like this: things just don’t go your way and it all seems to add up until you want to EXPLODE.

And that’s what is definitely happening to these folks…

Just remember…it could be worse. Much worse.

1. A little warm outside.

It was a hot day in Tallahassee from Wellthatsucks

2. Such a classy move.

This is the one thing I am most worried about before getting on a plane from mildlyinfuriating

3. Drink up!

my morning coffee had extra aroma today from Wellthatsucks

4. Not a good look.

Parking a car for days illegally under a tree full of egrets and herons.. from Whatcouldgowrong

5. That really sucks.

A friend on IG posted this to their story yesterday. from Wellthatsucks

6. I’d like the backstory on this one.

If you park your car in a non-parking zone at the supermarket from Whatcouldgowrong

7. Smooth move.

Amazon decided to ship my dumbbell and toothpaste in the same box. from mildlyinfuriating

8. That is amazing.

9. Terrible idea.

Regretting his life choices. from Wellthatsucks

10. Not going anywhere today.

Yep that’s snow from pics

11. Doh!

How to lose at life from funny

12. One in a million.

Threw my swatter at a fly. Dont ask questions because I dont have answers from mildlyinfuriating

13. That’s very unlucky.

The “window seat” I paid extra to book ahead of time on my 13 hour flight from extremelyinfuriating

14. Time to get take-out.

The handle of my serving spoon snapped, turns out the handle was full of sand and it ruined my delicious turkey stuffing leftovers. from mildlyinfuriating

15. Need a replacement paycheck.

WCGW if you open your envelope out of excitement. from Whatcouldgowrong

Keep these people in your thoughts, okay?

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