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Australia Slashes Plastic Bag Use By 80% in Just 3 Months, Thanks to Two Grocery Stores
Though it was originally hailed as a controversial ban, the initiative has resulted in an 80% drop in plastic bag consumption across the nation.
Rescuers Pull Car From Frigid Water, Find a Driver Who Survived for 5 Hours Using an Air Bubble
Rescuers were shocked to find that Michael Finn had survived for five hours inside his partially-submerged car.
UCLA Surgeons Develop Simple Spray Gel to Super-Charge Immunity and Prevent Cancer From Returning
A team of researchers have developed a spray-on gel that could prevent cancer from returning to plague a patient after surgery.
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Firefighter Dresses Like Buddy The Elf And Starts Pillow Fights With Shoppers–and it’s Hilarious
A firefighter has been spreading holiday cheer by dressing up like Buddy the Elf—and challenging strangers to pillow fights on Boston streets.
Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins Pay $2 Million to Bring Hundreds of Therapy Dogs into Children’s Hospitals
Though most people say that “laughter is the best medicine”, young hospital patients often find more joy in a wagging tail.
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Mom With Rubber Glove Christmas Tree Turns Down Strangers’ Gifts, Asking People to Donate to Charity Instead
When this mom couldn't afford a tree, she made one out of rubber gloves because “you don’t have to spend loads of money to make Christmas special.”
Inexpensive New ‘Virtual Fence’ Dramatically Reduces Rates of Road Kill in Australia
This may be one of the most promising initiatives to prevent animals from being harmed by highway traffic and passing cars.
Watch 3 People Give Gifts and Cash to Strangers (And How They Turned Out to Be Happiest of All)
There is no better way to celebrate the season of giving than by randomly giving away $100 bills, bicycles, and iPads to people on the street.
‘It’s Not Quite the Ant-Man Suit’ But Researchers Discover How to Shrink Objects to 1000th Their Original Size
Team invents method to shrink objects to the nanoscale
It’s not quite the Ant-Man suit, but the system produces 3D structures one thousandth the size...
Man Uses Cast On His Broken Arm to Shatter Window and Rescue Senior From Burning Home
While people are usually never happy to have a broken arm, this man's cast helped to rescue a little old lady from a house fire earlier this week.
Three Women Are Being Praised for Coming to the Rescue of Stressed Mother at the Airport
When Becca Kinsey was overwhelmed by the stress of getting herself and her kids through airport security, three women jumped in to help.
Santa is FaceTiming Kids in the Hospital So He Can Surprise Them From the ‘North Pole’
These kids have been given the gift of Christmas cheer thanks to these FaceTime calls from the head elf himself calling in from the North Pole.
World’s Largest Shipping Company is Ditching Fossil Fuels and Challenging Their Competitors to Do the Same
Since maritime shipping accounts for 3% of the world's emissions and 90% of its global trade, this company is leading the shift towards sustainability.
Rapper’s Insistence on Featuring Homeless People in Music Video Results in Family Reunion
An English musician wanted to feature real people in his music video, rather than paid actors – and it led to a mother's reunion with her homeless son.
Veteran Who Was Given 4 Months to Live Transforms Polluted Creek – and Lives 27 Years Longer Because of It
Jon Beal dedicated years of his life to nursing a polluted creek back to health – and it ended up rewarding him with more years of life in return.
One Cat’s Obsession With Hunting Birds Leads to Invention That Has Saved Hundreds of Thousands
LISTEN to this story from our podcast, told by The Good News Guru (GNN Founder) on Friday’s radio broadcast with Ellen K on KOST-103.5 — Or, READ the story below… (Subscribe to...
A Happiness Lesson From Waitressing: It’s Not About You
While it might seem that the rewards we receive in life are direct results of our behavior, we sometimes have to accept that we can't evoke change in other people.
Brain-Dead Mom Wakes Up Minutes After Being Taken Off Life Support; Four Months Later, She’s Fighting Fit
This “miracle lady” has made a full recovery after her family made the heartbreaking decision to take her off of life support in August.
Norway to Become First Country That Bans Palm Oil Biofuels That Are Linked to Deforestation
The ban is set to go into effect one decade ahead of the European Union's similar ruling to phase out harmful biofuel use.
Read the Amusing Card That Two Cheeky Mailmen Have Been Sending to Each Other for 43 Years
It all started as a joke to save money – but now, these two retired mailmen refuse to quit their amusing holiday tradition.