TikToker Takes On The Challenge Of Becoming Best Friends With A Stranger For A Day, Changes The Life Of A Homeless Man
Jimmy Darts is a popular video creator who makes entertaining content on TikTok for his 1.7M followers. His secret for success is taking random and wild challenges from viewers and bringing them to life. There’s nothing Darts wouldn’t do. He’s like the ultimate ‘dare’ guy in ‘truth or dare.’ “Go to a nail salon and get the longest toenails available?”—no problem. “Take a stranger on a wild adventure to Disney World”—on it. “Go into a Gucci store and ask why everything is so cheap”—challenge accepted. “Make a change in a person’s life”—say no more. And this is exactly what he did just recently. Besides silly and goofy requests, his challenges sometimes become a wholesome act of kindness. He uses his influence to make a change and we are all in for it.
Recently, Jimmy posted a TikTok video with yet another challenge: “become best friends with a stranger for the day!” With 7.4M views, this viral video became one of the most popular so far. That day, he met a homeless man living in a tent on the beach and turned his life around in just a day.
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TikTok creator Jimmy Darts was challenged to become best friends with a stranger for the day and accepted it
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He met a homeless guy, Yahayah, living in a tent on the beach and decided to help him turn his life around
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Jimmy Darts met Yahayah on the beach in Florida and offered to be best friends with him for the day. Yahayah accepted the kind offer without realizing how his life was about to change.
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They went to roller skate, jump over fences, play basketball, eat clover and actual food—things that friends do
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It was a fun getaway from Yahayah’s harsh reality, where he is homeless and has $8,000 in bills
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Little did Yahayah know that this little adventure would turn into a life-changing day
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“When you met me on the beach, you know, I was at the state in my life where I just felt like that was it for me, like I just felt like I’d rather die,” Yahayah said
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“I put my faith in God and, you know, I trusted him and I decided to come out here on the beach knowing that he will find a way for me. And you know, your boy, Jimmy, walked up on me and blessed me with an opportunity of a lifetime,” Yahayah said in an update video.
At the end of the viral TikTok video, Darts asked his viewers to donate to Yahayah to try and change his life for the better
@jimmydartsReply to @crazypabz He’s been living in a tent on the beach and has $8,000 in current bills right now but I told him we might be able to fix that ❤️♬ original sound – Jimmy Darts
And they really did—kind-hearted people raised over $10,000 in just a few days
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Yahayah received over $10,000 before his Cash App account froze. Someone even created a fake account with a similar name to trick people into sending donations to them. Most recently, his Cash App account got suspended and he’s not able to access his donations. The army of Darts’ followers immediately started bombarding the app with messages and tagging, so, hopefully, it will be fixed soon.
“I just wanna thank all of you guys for helping me out, sending me your blessings, your donations and I pray to God to bless all of you in return”
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@jimmydartsReply to @tanaisy1 Follow my Instagram for updates! If you wanna bless him and haven’t yet his Cash App is $YahayahEl ❤️♬ original sound – Jimmy Darts
Here’s how people reacted to this wholesome story
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I love how all the comments are super sincere and then that one guy is just like: how does he make it look so easy? i haven't made a new FRIEND since highschool lmao
This is amazing! It's good to know there are kind people in this world.
Sorry calling BS on this. I know this beach and this man is not the homeless lot that truly lives there . He has all his teeth, his body is full of muscles so he’s well fed and he is wearing ADIDAS slip ons that ate not tattered. It’s a lovely gesture and lesson but the person he “randomly chose” to be his new Homeless BFF is not truly homeless.
It also doesn't say HOW LONG he's been homeless.
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Aww it makes me so sad to know there are people in the world who have to live on the streets and stuff, but this is so sweet and amazing!
Hi this was a beautiful blessings but some how i got scammed by casa pp and they the money and my account not allowing me to get it back so I had to get a new account.. My new cash app is $Yahayahel7 not the original one that was taking from... Peace & Love... Yahayah El
I'd love to know how these stories truly end. I mean interesting when they select these guys they don't go for ones with obvious problems or alcohol dependency. 90% of the homeless in my area have these issues. Would taking them out for a day of fun and giving them $10,000 just make those vanish? I dont work on the field, but homelessness is a complex issue and just giving some people cash and a house wouldn't solve it.
The founder of TikTok asks viewers to donate to this guy... The. Founder. Of. TikTok.
My bad I see it now, I misread who the guy is. Uuuugh, crappers.
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this totally makes me want to just befriend some random homeless person just to have fun with them
just to have fun with them? WTH... I am a homeless outreach case manager- and, this comment just offended me. Why dont you donate? or bring supplies? maybe do a go-fund-me for someone... I dont know.... your comment just really hit me the wrong way
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i really doubt this is real prob faked for more followers which is just disgusting to me
Even if it is real, what was the motivation? Did he say "hey if I befriend a homeless guy, I can increase the number of people who follow me", rather than actually caring about the guy.
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I love how all the comments are super sincere and then that one guy is just like: how does he make it look so easy? i haven't made a new FRIEND since highschool lmao
This is amazing! It's good to know there are kind people in this world.
Sorry calling BS on this. I know this beach and this man is not the homeless lot that truly lives there . He has all his teeth, his body is full of muscles so he’s well fed and he is wearing ADIDAS slip ons that ate not tattered. It’s a lovely gesture and lesson but the person he “randomly chose” to be his new Homeless BFF is not truly homeless.
It also doesn't say HOW LONG he's been homeless.
Load More Replies... Aww it makes me so sad to know there are people in the world who have to live on the streets and stuff, but this is so sweet and amazing!
Hi this was a beautiful blessings but some how i got scammed by casa pp and they the money and my account not allowing me to get it back so I had to get a new account.. My new cash app is $Yahayahel7 not the original one that was taking from... Peace & Love... Yahayah El
I'd love to know how these stories truly end. I mean interesting when they select these guys they don't go for ones with obvious problems or alcohol dependency. 90% of the homeless in my area have these issues. Would taking them out for a day of fun and giving them $10,000 just make those vanish? I dont work on the field, but homelessness is a complex issue and just giving some people cash and a house wouldn't solve it.
The founder of TikTok asks viewers to donate to this guy... The. Founder. Of. TikTok.
My bad I see it now, I misread who the guy is. Uuuugh, crappers.
Load More Replies... this totally makes me want to just befriend some random homeless person just to have fun with them
just to have fun with them? WTH... I am a homeless outreach case manager- and, this comment just offended me. Why dont you donate? or bring supplies? maybe do a go-fund-me for someone... I dont know.... your comment just really hit me the wrong way
Load More Replies... i really doubt this is real prob faked for more followers which is just disgusting to me
Even if it is real, what was the motivation? Did he say "hey if I befriend a homeless guy, I can increase the number of people who follow me", rather than actually caring about the guy.
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