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An Italian entrepreneur builds a restaurant and amusement park by himself. A painter turns her passion for garden gnomes into a tourist destination.

The driver of a colorful taxi in Italy donates free rides and aid to sick children. A recycling artist turns scraps into sculptures and even a castle.

The gift of a corset inspires a Seattle woman to live a Victorian-era lifestyle. A jolly storyteller is dubbed London's "Mr. Happiness."

A Venetian woodcarver dazzles with his imaginative creations. A Los Angeles man promotes safe, healthy lifestyles to kids as the superhero DangerMan.

A retired Italian schoolteacher promotes reading through his traveling bookmobile. An entertainer makes a career out of her sheer physical strength.

A Japanese engineer practices the art of making absurd, useless products. A retired nurse is both a prolific artist and a social justice activist.

A former stunt man lives like an 18th-century Mohawk in northern France. An artist creates motorized vehicles from materials found in scrap yards.

A man devoted to helping New York's homeless forms a real-life superhero network. A modern-day Davy Crockett makes his living as a trapper.

A Los Angeles woman creates a feline sanctuary where she lives with more than a thousand cats. An Anglican priest doubles as a professional clown.

An ex-security guard lives just like the fictional jungle hero Tarzan. A Florida man turns his passion for mermaids into a lifestyle and a business.