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Good News in History, December 29
On this day 80 years ago, a decade and a half after the Irish War of Independence and its treaty-induced interim government, Ireland was born when it adopted its own Constitution. A document committed to democratic ideals that enshrined the people as masters, it also provided the right to every child for a free primary education provided by the State. (1937)
Teen Creates LEGO Charity to Collect and Wash Old Bricks to Give Away New Sets–For 3,000 Kids So Far
Charlie Jeffers has been playing with LEGO since he was 4 or 5 and credits one of the most famous of all toys for...
Deaf Children Are First Humans to Have Hearing Pathway Restored in Dramatic Demonstration of New Gene Therapy
In China, a true medical breakthrough has been achieved in a human trial that had as many as 10 children born deaf have their...
Woman Who Lost Eye As Baby Wears Glitter Eyeballs to Own Her Difference
Rachel Mayta was just 18 months old when her doctor spotted a white glow in her eye which led to her retinoblastoma diagnosis, or...
Beautiful Homeless Shelters Get Radical Redesign to Impact Residents
Attempting to get a grip on the homeless epidemic, homeless shelters are making conscious choices to employ trauma-informed designs to make those who are...
Good News in History, July 2
Happy 34th birthday to the soccer forward and highest-paid women's athlete, Alex Morgan. As of publication, she has won 206 caps for the US...
Download a Free Native-Plant Garden Plan for Your Specific Region
Native gardening isn't only beneficial to the animals in your environment, it's also a lot less of a hassle because you don't need to...
Former NBA Star Rick Fox is Manufacturing Concrete That Absorbs More CO2 Than it Creates
If someone asked you what Rick Fox was famous for, you would have to say the three NBA Championships he won with the Lakers,...
When Life Gives You Carbon… Make a Factory for Producing Carbon-Negative Concrete
Concrete is being made in Finland with a carbon-negative replacement for cement, something the company hopes will trap more CO2 than it takes to...
Refugee is Reunited With Beloved Dog After a Year Apart Since Fleeing Afghanistan
An Afghan refugee living in British Colombia was finally reunited with her dog Lucky after 10 months apart.
Sending Lucky and her cat Leo aboard...
Wife of WWII Soldier Spends Decades to Reunite Japanese Family With Photo Album He Found on Okinawa –LOOK
With persistence, belief, and the amount of sheer dumb luck normally needed to win the lottery, a Portland senior tracked down an Okinawan family...
How the Army Corps of Engineers Made Us Love Their 2023 Calendar: They Added Giant Cats! (And it’s Free)
Engineering might be boring to over half the country, but this government agency got creative in imagining the purr-fect way to engage everyone.
The new...
Planting Trees in a City 30 Years Ago May Have Lowered the Risk of Deaths From Diseases
Planting trees destined to live long healthy lives is believed to be a good way to save the planet, but what about ourselves?
30 years...
Dad Makes Epic Halloween Yard With Giant Spider and Horror Movie to Raise Thousands For Local Hospice (LOOK)
A crafty dad has transformed his family's home in England with epic Halloween decorations, all handmade, including a lifelike giant spider—all to raise cash...
For Halloween You Can Rent the 3-Story Ghostbusters Headquarters–And Even Wear the Suits
There's something strange in the neighborhood, and it's up for rent.
Sony and vacation rental company Vacasa are taking bids for the holiday rental of...
Adopted Man Discovers Family After 20 Years When Brother Used His Unusual Name to Track Him Down
An adopted man discovered his biological family after 20 years when his brother tracked him down on Instagram thanks to his unusual first name.
Iverson...
Nebraska Man Makes World’s Longest Journey by Pumpkin Boat on 60th Birthday
On the morning of August the 27th, a Nebraska man woke up on his 60th birthday with a single goal—to raft the mighty Missouri...
Cannabis Products With High THC Levels Do ‘Cut Chronic Pain’
Cannabis products containing the active ingredient THC do relieve chronic pain in the short term, scientists have revealed.
The study is one of the first...
Hundreds of US Cities Composting Their Food Waste Helps Farmers and Cuts Tons of Emissions
Last week, new water restrictions issued for millions of residents of Southern California highlighted the need to make agriculture more efficient—and a new statewide...
CRISPR Gene-Editing Experiment Partly Restores Vision In Legally Blind Patients
A lot of work is being done in the fields of CRISPR gene-editing, and recently the revolutionary therapy was used to partially restore the...