A patient is pictured at a camp for diarrhea patients in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Among the past nominations for untold story: the need for vaccines to prevent "severe, deadly diarrhea" in this part of the world. Zakir Hossain Chowdhury/Barcroft Media via Getty Images hide caption
Prisoner guard Thomas Binamo wrote a ballad after his wife died suddenly: "I Will Never Stop Grieving For You, My Wife." Marilena Delli/Six Degrees Records hide caption
Dr. Paul Farmer, co-founder of Partners In Health, stands with Mirlande Estenale in front of what used to be her home in the town of Les Cayes, Haiti. Liz Campa/Partners In Health hide caption
Anthony Hamilton (right) is inspired by a goat. YouTube hide caption
Manisara holds her granddaughter. Courtesy of HBO hide caption
South Sudanese huddled for safety as fighting erupted in Juba on July 8. Eric Kanalstein/AP hide caption
Dancers are part of the #WhatIReallyReallyWant music video. YouTube hide caption
A goat in the barn at the Minnesota State Fair. Layne Kennedy/Getty Images hide caption
Boxes of aid items are stored at a disaster response center at Cotswold Airport in the United Kingdom. Stefan Wermuth/Getty Images hide caption
Demyte "Little Spot" was crowned the winner of Lithuania's goat beauty contest. Youtube hide caption
Scrubbing up with running water is simply not possible in some hospitals. Linda Davidson/Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption
A screenshot from the video "Running (Refugee Song)" featuring Gregory Porter, Common, Keyon Harrold and Andrea Pizziconi. YouTube/Screen shot by NPR hide caption
NPR correspondent Ofeibea Quist-Arcton shares breakfast with Anthony Bourdain at Marché Kermel in Dakar, Senegal. CNN hide caption
A woman walks between two of the tents that house the hospital wards. Most of the camp's residents are women and children. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption
Wearing his prosthetic, goat-like legs (and a crash helmet, just in case), Thomas Thwaites interacts with an alpine goat. Courtesy of Princeton Architectural Press hide caption