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

Arron Culling Report

WitchhazelHortense
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wish that the selling could completely stop...but this is awrsome

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#2

Entire Neighbourhood Secretly Learns Sign Language To Surprise Deaf Neighbor

Entire Neighbourhood Secretly Learns Sign Language To Surprise Deaf Neighbor

samsungduyaneller.com Report

BaranYıldıran
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Am i the only one who knows that this is not what a neighbourhood did, it is Samsung Turkey's ad ffs. They did it as an ad. (but yes guy was unaware of this)

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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

LyssaP Report

JillSettera
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love this so much... On so many levels. Speaks volumes about humanity.

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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

Destiny Carreno Report

#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

savinglives.ahar.ie Report

#6

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

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

weibo Report

#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

ValentinaPeteva
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ahhhh....people with big hearts!It makes you want to be good to everyone and di only good deeds!:)

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#8

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

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

Kimse Yok Mu Report

#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

Sarit Fishbaine Report

#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

Elizabeth Diamond Report

BreanneBeyer
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No Pamela Weir. The woman with cancer was a single mom. To keep the children together the woman's friend promised her when she died that she would adopt all four girls. Now that is a best friend.

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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

abcactionnews.com Report

DebraMyers
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don't know what to say, except this made me smile.

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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

Darius Sasnauskas Report

#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

BrumSpiderman Report

#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

Eleanor Beardsley Report

CsengeVarga
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

as a fellow hungarian, i prove this, that many people tried to help refugees. Cooked food, brought water and clothes. Our goverment did those mistakes.

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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

unknown Report

#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

Hailey's Harvest Report

RoswaldWalton
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She's going to go far, bravo to her parents for supporting her

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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

Fishtails Report

#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

Tiffany Johnson Report

#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

Delia D. Blackburn Photography Report

SuzeShonNg
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is wha men should do more than wage wars

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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

mlive Report

MarieMosley
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Your never too old to accomplish your dreams ❤️

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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

Ollie Kroner Report

SuzeShonNg
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kudos to the parents of this kid too..

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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

Deeanna Thomas Report

DebraMyers
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My fiance went thru the same thing the first year he started growing his hair.

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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

gregking8081 Report

#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

James Williams Report

MikeWilliams
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's Awesome. Wish more people would be like this guy. Full of understanding and knows how to get things done.

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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

Bishop M. Cromartie Report

CrystalCarter
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This shows we aren't born to hate its taught....

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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

brandelyn_ Report

#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

Paul Henson Report

SuzeShonNg
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dad WTG! It's fun to walk in another's role when one is secured and open ♡

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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’

Branden Bingham Report

#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

Piedmont Fayette Hospital Report

SmokyTaylor
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree, it shouldn't be an exception. This is really beautiful <3

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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

thestreetsbarber Report

MichelleErba
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can relate to this on a personal level, and know helping others is the best way to help yourself. XOXO

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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

Optimoprimo Report

#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

Imaginechina Report

#35

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

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

kittyarmy.com Report

#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

Anita-Alistair Campbell Report

#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

abc7 Report

RoswaldWalton
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She's an example to everyone who thinks but don't actually help others

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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

Allie Allen Report

#39

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

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

Susan Carland Report

ChristinaWalden
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

talk about turning something evil into something good :)

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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

Project Schone Schie Report

Emma-GraceWise
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Read about this guy, he would tidy some up on the way to and from work. Eventually not only did he tidy a very unsightly area, wildlife returned to it too!

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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

Tammy
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Very cool. Looks like fun!

#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

underbiteunite Report

#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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AnnHerring
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is just brilliant and I hope some company picks it up

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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

Collin Clarke Report

#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

mollywho Report

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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

SergioBicerraDescalzi
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I find lovely that a lady in the back seems to be crying :)

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#52

Someone Hung These Around My City

Someone Hung These Around My City

CanadianBacon9001 Report

#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

Nicola Congdon Report

HannahChalmers
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Actually rescued chickens when taken from battery farms often have bald patches from stress which could make them cold

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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

#57

Mom Updated Her Tattoo To Support Transgender Son

Mom Updated Her Tattoo To Support Transgender Son

Steve Peace Report