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65-Year-old Paddles Into Record Books With Epic 6800-mi Solo Kayak Quest–From Tip of Canada to Florida and Back
After 268 days in his kayak, a 65-year-old has completed his epic ‘Reverse the Bad’ expedition, becoming the first person to solo kayak the...
Good News in History, August 20
Happy 88th birthday to the former Congressman from Texas, Dr. Ron Paul. Before serving three terms as representative of the 22nd and 14th Congressional...
Good News in History, August 13
118 years ago today, the Norwegian people voted themselves out of the union with Sweden that they had been subjected to for centuries following...
Good News in History, August 2
11 years ago today, Michael Phelps won an unprecedented third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the 200-meter individual medley, his 16th gold medal in...
Deforestation Fell 26% in Colombian Amazon Last Year Since Peace and Reconciliation with Rebels in FARC
After its first-ever left-wing presidential administration took charge of negotiating permanent peace with the socialist FARC rebels, Colombia's forests are feeling the effects with...
Good News in History, July 12
On this day 53 years ago, Thor Heyerdhal successfully crossed the Atlantic Ocean on Ra II, a sailboat made of papyrus based on drawings from...
Good News in History, July 7
71 years ago today, SS United States passed Bishop Rock on her maiden voyage, breaking the transatlantic speed record to become the fastest passenger ship...
Good News in History, July 3
95 years ago today, John Logie Baird completed the first color TV transmission by using three light sources at the receiving end, with a...
Good News in History, May 17
160 years ago today, Cantares Gallegos by Rosalía de Castro was published, Spain's first book in the Galician language. De Castro is regarded as the...
8-Year-Old Norwegian Girl Discovers Neolithic Flint Knife Among Stones on School Playground
A child's imagination can turn a molehill into a mountain, or a stick into a sword.
That wasn't necessarily required when Elise's teacher saw the...
1,000-Year-Old Viking Coins Found by Young Girl With Metal Detector in a Cornfield
A girl metal detecting in northwestern Denmark discovered nearly 300 silver coins dating back more than 1,000 years ago.
The hoard was discovered in a...
Gold Disk Unearthed Contains Oldest Reference to Norse God Odin: ‘A Huge Discovery’ of ‘Pure Ecstasy’
Archaeologists made a huge discovery while examining a golden pendant when they decoded the words “He is Odin’s man”—making the object the oldest ever...
San Quentin Prison is Using a Scandinavian Model of Rehabilitation to Turn Ex-Cons into Good Neighbors
San Quentin State Penitentiary, one of the most notorious and harsh prisons in the US, is the stage for a radical new method of...
4 Years After Discovery, the First Viking Ship Burial Found in Over 100 Years Reveals its Lost Secrets
Reprinted with permission from World at Large, an independent news outlet covering conflict, travel, science, conservation, and health and fitness.
When news broke in 2018 that...
‘Princely’ Tomb of a Hunnic Warrior and his Horse Unearthed in Romania
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Workers building a new...
Cold Water and Air Increase “Good” Body Fats Says a Review of More Than 100 Studies
Cold water immersion has long been known to the northern Europeans as a fortifying activity, but the science behind this bizarre cultural/medicinal practice is...
Trendy Type of Norwegian Cheese May Stave Off Bone Thinning, Shows New Study
Just a small portion of Jarlsberg can help stop bones getting weaker without boosting cholesterol, according to new findings.
Researchers say health benefits are unique...
Archeologists Find 12th Century Pendant Resembling English National Football Badge Ahead of Historic Euro 2022 Final
Archeologists uncovered an ancient 12th century pendant resembling the England National team soccer badge ahead of the first European Championships Final in the women's...
Airline Captain Writes Sweet Note to Tooth Fairy For Girl on Plane
A 6-year-old who realized after disembarking that she had lost a tooth aboard a plane, was desperate to get it back.
Seeing this, a passing...
Bronx Housing Complex Comes With Giant Machine Stomach to Turn All Food Waste Into Fertilizer
A new community housing development in the Bronx will feature a cool piece of kit: an on-site aerobic digester that can turn 1,100 pounds...