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00:00This one feels like the kind of story that just grows quietly over time.

00:05Back in 1992, a guy named Jimmy opened his diner in Chicago.

00:11That first Thanksgiving, business was slow.

00:14He noticed a group of homeless men standing outside, just looking in.

00:19So he opened the door and said, come in.

00:22Sit down.

00:24It's Thanksgiving.

00:26He fed 12 people that day.

00:29That could have been it.

00:30But the next year, he actually closed his diner to regular customers and fed 80 instead.

00:37And then it just kept growing.

00:40Year after year.

00:42Now, decades later, he's feeding 600 to 800 people every Thanksgiving.

00:48Volunteers travel from different states, farms donate turkeys, and no one gets turned away.

00:54No ID, no questions, just what do you want on your plate?

00:59Over 62,000 meals served.

01:03What makes it hit is the reason behind it.

01:05His grandmother once came to America with nothing, and someone fed her.

01:10So for him, this isn't charity, it's just continuing something that started long before him.

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01:17You