The Happy Pod: Surviving six days alone on Everest

A man survived six days alone on Mount Everest after being left behind when his oxygen ran out—no gear, little food, and a fall into a crevice. Dawah Sherpa, a Sherpa guide, crawled toward base camp through blizzards, surviving on ice and chocolate, before being rescued by a waste-clearing team. His story defies belief, with climbers calling it a miracle. Meanwhile, a mother’s poem inspired by her son’s chalked message on the pavement ended up as an exam question seven years later—leaving both stunned. A 12-year-old boy in Oklahoma has gone viral for mimicking 115 bird calls, from crows to quetzals, with astonishing precision. In Sweden, a 27-year-old German illustrator won a symbolic island in a contest, calling it a life-changing act of courage. And in northwest England, a 90-year-old woman known only as 'Granny H' secretly knitted hundreds of teddy bears, spreading joy—until her identity was revealed at a surprise birthday party. These stories reveal how small acts of courage, creativity, and kindness can ripple across lives in ways no one could predict.