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2015 is almost over, and while many in the media have focused on the negative, readers of Bored Panda know that there were many good things that happened this year. Yes, politicians continue to start new wars, but it's up to us, regular, everyday people to make the world a better place, and we believe that the stories below prove this to be true.

So take a look back at some of the touching stories that we covered in 2015. Which one was your favorite? Vote below, or if you think we've missed a story, upload a photo and brief description below!

#1

Man Buys Turtles From Food Market And Releases Them Back To The Sea

Man Buys Turtles From Food Market And Releases Them Back To The Sea

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    Entire Neighbourhood Secretly Learns Sign Language To Surprise Deaf Neighbor

    Entire Neighbourhood Secretly Learns Sign Language To Surprise Deaf Neighbor

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    #3

    The Young Guy Sitting Down Was Struggling With His Tie When The Older Gentleman Moved Without Hesitation And Gave Him A Step-By-Step Tutorial

    The Young Guy Sitting Down Was Struggling With His Tie When The Older Gentleman Moved Without Hesitation And Gave Him A Step-By-Step Tutorial

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    #4

    McDonald's Employee Helped Elderly Disabled Man With His Food

    McDonald's Employee Helped Elderly Disabled Man With His Food

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    #5

    Donkey Smiles From Ear To Ear After Being Rescued From Flood In Ireland

    Donkey Smiles From Ear To Ear After Being Rescued From Flood In Ireland

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    #6

    Heart Surgeon Calms Weeping 2-Year-Old Girl Before Heart Operation

    Heart Surgeon Calms Weeping 2-Year-Old Girl Before Heart Operation

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    #7

    This Guy Has This Dog, And She Can't Walk Anymore. So He Takes Her Out For A Walk Every Day In A Wheelchair

    This Guy Has This Dog, And She Can't Walk Anymore. So He Takes Her Out For A Walk Every Day In A Wheelchair

    BaldwinBasketball Report

    #8

    Turkish Bride & Groom Spend Their Wedding Day Feeding 4,000 Refugees

    Turkish Bride & Groom Spend Their Wedding Day Feeding 4,000 Refugees

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    #9

    This Coffee Shop Lets Stray Dogs Sleep Inside Every Night When The Customers Leave

    This Coffee Shop Lets Stray Dogs Sleep Inside Every Night When The Customers Leave

    Eustratios Papanis Report

    #10

    When A Student’s Baby Started Crying In Class, This Professor Had The Best Response Ever

    When A Student’s Baby Started Crying In Class, This Professor Had The Best Response Ever

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    #11

    Mom Adopts All 4 Of Her Best Friend’s Daughters After She Died Of Brain Cancer

    Mom Adopts All 4 Of Her Best Friend’s Daughters After She Died Of Brain Cancer

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    #12

    Man Has Heart Attack While Mowing Lawn; Firefighters Finish Mowing Lawn After Saving Him

    Man Has Heart Attack While Mowing Lawn; Firefighters Finish Mowing Lawn After Saving Him

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    #13

    These Kids In Canada Tied Coats To Street Poles To Help Homeless Prepare For Winter

    These Kids In Canada Tied Coats To Street Poles To Help Homeless Prepare For Winter

    Halifolks / Tara Smith-Atkins Report

    #14

    Baby Deer Refuses To Leave The Human Who Saved Her Life

    Baby Deer Refuses To Leave The Human Who Saved Her Life

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    #15

    Anonymous Spiderman Feeds Homeless At Night, Shows Everyone Can Be A Hero

    Anonymous Spiderman Feeds Homeless At Night, Shows Everyone Can Be A Hero

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    #16

    Hungarians Bring Their Shoes To The Budapest Train Station For Arriving Migrants

    Hungarians Bring Their Shoes To The Budapest Train Station For Arriving Migrants

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    #17

    Soaked Dad Protecting His Schoolboy From Rain Shows What Parenting Is

    Soaked Dad Protecting His Schoolboy From Rain Shows What Parenting Is

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    #18

    9-Year-Old Girl Builds Shelters For The Homeless And Grows Food For Them, Too

    9-Year-Old Girl Builds Shelters For The Homeless And Grows Food For Them, Too

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    #19

    92-Year-Old Meets Her 2-Day-Old Great-Granddaughter For The First Time

    92-Year-Old Meets Her 2-Day-Old Great-Granddaughter For The First Time

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    #20

    80-Year-Old Man Builds A Dog Train To Take Rescued Stray Dogs On Adventures

    80-Year-Old Man Builds A Dog Train To Take Rescued Stray Dogs On Adventures

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    #21

    Bride’s Dad Stops Wedding To Invite Her Stepfather To Walk Down The Aisle With Them

    Bride’s Dad Stops Wedding To Invite Her Stepfather To Walk Down The Aisle With Them

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    #22

    97-Year-Old Cries Tears Of Joy After She Finally Gets Her High School Diploma

    97-Year-Old Cries Tears Of Joy After She Finally Gets Her High School Diploma

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    #23

    Quincy's Been Waiting All Week To Show The Garbage Men His Garbage Truck. But, In The Moment, He Was Overwhelmed In The Presence Of His Heroes

    Quincy's Been Waiting All Week To Show The Garbage Men His Garbage Truck. But, In The Moment, He Was Overwhelmed In The Presence Of His Heroes

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    #24

    This 8-Year-Old Boy Was Bullied For 2 Years While Growing His Hair Long To Make Wigs For Kids With Cancer

    This 8-Year-Old Boy Was Bullied For 2 Years While Growing His Hair Long To Make Wigs For Kids With Cancer

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    #25

    This Shop Owner Who Promised To Help Those In Need

    This Shop Owner Who Promised To Help Those In Need

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    #26

    Barber Goes Extra Mile To Conquer Autistic Boy’s Fear Of Haircuts

    Barber Goes Extra Mile To Conquer Autistic Boy’s Fear Of Haircuts

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    #27

    This Boy Offering A Bottle Of Water To A Policeman During A Hot Day In Baltimore

    This Boy Offering A Bottle Of Water To A Policeman During A Hot Day In Baltimore

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    #28

    This Customer Who Tipped A Waitress $200 On A $9.00 Meal After He Overheard Her Talking Quietly To A Coworker About Missing Her Son

    This Customer Who Tipped A Waitress $200 On A $9.00 Meal After He Overheard Her Talking Quietly To A Coworker About Missing Her Son

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    #29

    Boy Wanted To Be Elsa For Halloween And His Dad Had The Best Response Possible

    Boy Wanted To Be Elsa For Halloween And His Dad Had The Best Response Possible

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    #30

    Family ‘Resurrects’ Frozen Kitten They Found Under The Snow, Names Him ‘Lazarus’

    Family ‘Resurrects’ Frozen Kitten They Found Under The Snow, Names Him ‘Lazarus’

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    #31

    Hospital Makes Exception And Allows Couple Married 68 Years To Be Together In Same Room

    Hospital Makes Exception And Allows Couple Married 68 Years To Be Together In Same Room

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    #32

    Badass Barber Gives Free Haircuts To Homeless While Battling His Own Addiction

    Badass Barber Gives Free Haircuts To Homeless While Battling His Own Addiction

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    #33

    An Elderly Man In My Neighborhood Had A Heart Attack While Shoveling His Driveway. Paramedics Took Him To The Hospital, Then Returned To Finish Shoveling His Driveway For Him

    An Elderly Man In My Neighborhood Had A Heart Attack While Shoveling His Driveway. Paramedics Took Him To The Hospital, Then Returned To Finish Shoveling His Driveway For Him

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    #34

    Son With No Arms Spoon-Feeds His Paralyzed Mom Using His Teeth

    Son With No Arms Spoon-Feeds His Paralyzed Mom Using His Teeth

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    #35

    Unwanted Cat Becomes This Little Boy’s Guardian, Following Him Everywhere

    Unwanted Cat Becomes This Little Boy’s Guardian, Following Him Everywhere

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    #36

    Dad Gets Tattoo So His 6-year-old Daughter Wouldn’t Feel Different

    Dad Gets Tattoo So His 6-year-old Daughter Wouldn’t Feel Different

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    #37

    103-Year-Old Celebrates Birthday By Dressing Up As Wonder Woman And Volunteering At Senior Center

    103-Year-Old Celebrates Birthday By Dressing Up As Wonder Woman And Volunteering At Senior Center

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    #38

    Teen Shaved Head To Surprise His Date Battling Cancer When She Came Back From Hospital

    Teen Shaved Head To Surprise His Date Battling Cancer When She Came Back From Hospital

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    #39

    This Muslim Woman Donates $1 For Every Hate Tweet She Receives

    This Muslim Woman Donates $1 For Every Hate Tweet She Receives

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    #40

    Dutch Guy Was Annoyed By The Trash On His Way To Work So He Cleaned Up A Heavily Polluted Waterfront

    Dutch Guy Was Annoyed By The Trash On His Way To Work So He Cleaned Up A Heavily Polluted Waterfront

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    #41

    Man Built Custom Kayak So He Could Take His Dogs On Adventures

    Man Built Custom Kayak So He Could Take His Dogs On Adventures

    David Bahnson Report

    #42

    Celebrating First Day As Father And Son After Adoption

    Celebrating First Day As Father And Son After Adoption

    AlwaysAbibliphobia Report

    #43

    Man Takes His Taxi Driver To The Theme Park With Him Since He(the Driver)had Never Been To One

    Man Takes His Taxi Driver To The Theme Park With Him Since He(the Driver)had Never Been To One

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    #44

    I Saved A Dog From Euthanasia And Now She Happily Runs In A Wheelchair

    I Saved A Dog From Euthanasia And Now She Happily Runs In A Wheelchair

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    #45

    This Restaurant Will Give Free Food To Lonely People On Thanksgiving

    This Restaurant Will Give Free Food To Lonely People On Thanksgiving

    Rhymingisfun Report

    #46

    18 Year Old Madeline Stuart, A Model With Down Syndrome, Got To Walk The Runway At Fashion Week

    18 Year Old Madeline Stuart, A Model With Down Syndrome, Got To Walk The Runway At Fashion Week

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    #47

    Girl Surprised To Receive 3D-Printed Arm From Designer Who Is Also Missing His Left Arm

    Girl Surprised To Receive 3D-Printed Arm From Designer Who Is Also Missing His Left Arm

    Stephen Davies Report

    #48

    Alden Kain, 16 Y.o., Invented A Stroller Wheelchair For A Mom-to-be Whose Legs Were Paralyzed.

    Alden Kain, 16 Y.o., Invented A Stroller Wheelchair For A Mom-to-be Whose Legs Were Paralyzed.

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    #49

    Man With Down Syndrome Fulfills His Dream By Becoming A Body-Builder

    Man With Down Syndrome Fulfills His Dream By Becoming A Body-Builder

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    #50

    Loving Husband Lists All The Reasons He Loves His Wife Who Is Battling Depression

    Loving Husband Lists All The Reasons He Loves His Wife Who Is Battling Depression

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    #51

    This Man Proposed To His Boyfriend In Their Church As They Weren't Allowed To Get Married Inside. They Were Greeted With Standing Ovations

    This Man Proposed To His Boyfriend In Their Church As They Weren't Allowed To Get Married Inside. They Were Greeted With Standing Ovations

    Trevor Harper Report

    #52

    Someone Hung These Around My City

    Someone Hung These Around My City

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    #53

    Mom Makes Disney Princess Wigs For Kids With Cancer

    Mom Makes Disney Princess Wigs For Kids With Cancer

    Holly Christensen Report

    #54

    Bikers Patrol Flood-hit Yorkshire Towns To Deter Looters, And Bring Groceries To The Elderly.

    Bikers Patrol Flood-hit Yorkshire Towns To Deter Looters, And Bring Groceries To The Elderly.

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    #55

    Woman Knits Tiny Sweaters For Rescued Chickens To Keep Them Warm

    Woman Knits Tiny Sweaters For Rescued Chickens To Keep Them Warm

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    #56

    Parents Tattoo Their Legs With Daughter’s Birthmark So She Won’t Feel Different

    Parents Tattoo Their Legs With Daughter’s Birthmark So She Won’t Feel Different

    Tanya and Adam Phillips Report

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    #57

    Mom Updated Her Tattoo To Support Transgender Son

    Mom Updated Her Tattoo To Support Transgender Son

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    #58

    Koko The Gorilla Gets Two New Kittens Of Her Own

    Koko The Gorilla Gets Two New Kittens Of Her Own

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    #59

    The 62-Year-Old Repairman Spends Almost 40% Of His Income To Feed Parakeets From His Home

    The 62-Year-Old Repairman Spends Almost 40% Of His Income To Feed Parakeets From His Home

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    #60

    3 Old Greek Ladies In Lesvos, Feed, Sooth And Sing To Crying Refugee Baby, While Mother Smiles

    3 Old Greek Ladies In Lesvos, Feed, Sooth And Sing To Crying Refugee Baby, While Mother Smiles

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    #61

    Woman Quit Her Job To Knit Sweaters For Cold Abandoned Greyhounds

    Woman Quit Her Job To Knit Sweaters For Cold Abandoned Greyhounds

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    #62

    This Baseball Coach Offered His Own Kidney To Save His Littlest Player's Life.

    This Baseball Coach Offered His Own Kidney To Save His Littlest Player's Life.

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    #63

    My 12 Year Old Son Ran A Cake Stall To Raise Money For Cancer Research. He Raised £79.

    My 12 Year Old Son Ran A Cake Stall To Raise Money For Cancer Research. He Raised £79.

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    #64

    Disney Lets Dying Fan Watch Star Wars: The Force Awakens Before Releasee

    Disney Lets Dying Fan Watch Star Wars: The Force Awakens Before Releasee

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    #65

    St. George, Ontario Celebrates Christmas Early For 7 Year Old Boy With Terminal Braion Cancer.

    St. George, Ontario Celebrates Christmas Early For 7 Year Old Boy With Terminal Braion Cancer.

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    #66

    These Retired Builders Volunteer Their Time To Build Homes For Washington Wildfire Survivors.

    These Retired Builders Volunteer Their Time To Build Homes For Washington Wildfire Survivors.

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    #67

    Kindness Wall In Iran.they Donate Clothes, Foods, Etc. Voluntary In The Streets For Poor People

    Kindness Wall In Iran.they Donate Clothes, Foods, Etc. Voluntary In The Streets For Poor People

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    #68

    Taylor Swift Goes To Colorado To Visit A Little Girl With Cancer Who Wanted To Meet Her

    Taylor Swift Goes To Colorado To Visit A Little Girl With Cancer Who Wanted To Meet Her

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    #69

    Koko The Gorilla Gets Two New Kittens Of Her Own

    Koko The Gorilla Gets Two New Kittens Of Her Own

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    #70

    Man Finds A Puppy Outside Of A Burning House And Decides That It Needs A Home.

    Man Finds A Puppy Outside Of A Burning House And Decides That It Needs A Home.

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    #71

    I Saw Boys About To Step On This Guy. Not Okay With Me.

    I Saw Boys About To Step On This Guy. Not Okay With Me.

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    #72

    Woman Crochets Wigs For Girls Battling Cancer

    Woman Crochets Wigs For Girls Battling Cancer

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    #73

    Great Grandma & 1st Great Grandchild.

    Great Grandma & 1st Great Grandchild.

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    #74

    Alden Kain, 16 Y.o., Invented A Stroller Wheelchair For A Mom-to-be Whose Legs Were Paralyzed.

    Alden Kain, 16 Y.o., Invented A Stroller Wheelchair For A Mom-to-be Whose Legs Were Paralyzed.

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    #75

    Blind Man And Armless Friend Plant 10,000 Trees

    Blind Man And Armless Friend Plant 10,000 Trees

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    #76

    New Siblings

    New Siblings

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    #77

    Kindergarden Kids Decorating Busses For December To Give Everybody A Smile In The Morning

    Kindergarden Kids Decorating Busses For December To Give Everybody A Smile In The Morning

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    #78

    Koko The Gorilla Gets Two New Kittens Of Her Own

    Koko The Gorilla Gets Two New Kittens Of Her Own

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    #79

    Alden Kain, 16 Y.o., Invented A Stroller Wheelchair For A Mom-to-be Whose Legs Were Paralyzed.

    Alden Kain, 16 Y.o., Invented A Stroller Wheelchair For A Mom-to-be Whose Legs Were Paralyzed.

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