From the guy that lives in the middle of a highway to the real-life version of the house in Pixar's Up,

let's drop in for a visit with some of the world's most unbelievably stubborn homeowners that Flanout refused to move. You're listening. You're listening. You're listening. You're listening. You're being amazed.

Edith Masefield moved into Whitewood Cottage in northwestern Seattle in 1952.

But Edith's name only appeared in headlines for the first time in 2006 when she became known as the little old lady in a little old house who was stubborn in a very big way. You see, property developers were buying up properties in the area to make way for the construction of a mall.

And while other homeowners in the area happily sold up, Edith couldn't be bought so easily.

In fact, she proved stubborn as a mule.

While Edith purchased Whitewood Cottage for $43,000 in 1952,

the property developers offered her a staggering $1 million to give up her home, but she still refused.

Faced with no option, the developers were forced to build the five-story Ballard's block small

around Edith's small but mighty abode. Edith remained in her 108-year-old cottage until the age of

86 when she passed away in 2008.

But even in death, Edith was still full of surprises. In her will, she left the house to the

mall's construction superintendent, Barry Martin. Barry had incidentally become a friend and

caretaker to Edith in her later years as she had no living family of her own,

and Barry was generously rewarded for his kindness, receiving pretty much everything Edith owned.

In 2009, Disney attached balloons to the roof of Edith's house to promote the release of Pixar's Up,

as a nod to her similarity to the movie's

character Carl, an aging widower who also finds his home surrounded by looming developments.

While many cite Edith's story as the inspiration behind Up, in fact scriptwriting and production

on Up began in 2004, two years before Edith's story began.

And as you'll soon see, Edith's tale is far from the only one of its kind.

Regardless, Edith's story has a real fairy tale ending, as her well-loved house is still standing to this day,

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