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NASA Develops ‘Lunar Backpack’ to Aid New Moon Explorers
Imagine a mountaineering expedition in a wholly uncharted environment, where the hikers had the ability to generate a real-time 3D map of the terrain.
NASA...
‘The Greatest American Frontier Hero’ Was a Former Slave: The Story of Bass Reeves
Even the most clichéd screenwriter in Hollywood could be made to feel ridiculous and over-the-top if they wrote a story with a character called...
This Woman Escaped Slavery by Hiding in Plain Sight – Disguised as a White Man
Shakespeare's works are famous for portraying cross-dressing, particularly for the purpose of dealing dastardly and playing tricks on people. However, his fictions are nothing...
World’s Most Premature Baby Defies 1% Survival Odds to Break Guinness Record
This article has been reprinted with permission from Guinness World Records
Born in July 2020, exactly one month after the previous world’s most premature baby,...
Johns Hopkins Gets First Federal Grant for Psychedelic Treatments Research –And It’s For Tobacco Addiction
Johns Hopkins Medicine has been awarded a federal grant to explore the potential impacts of psilocybin on tobacco addiction—making it the first time in...
This Plant-Based Jet Fuel Can Reduce Emissions by 68% – Without Displacing Crops
Replacing petroleum-based aviation fuel with a sustainable alternative derived from a type of mustard plant can reduce carbon emissions by up to 68%, according...
Dog Missing for Weeks Wanders Into Walmart and Finds Owner Working at the Register
You can find a little bit of everything at Walmart from produce and groceries to lingerie, big-screen TVs, and auto parts. For one very...
94-Year-old Grandmother Wears Dream Wedding Dress, 70 Years After Being Denied Entry to Bridal Shop
A dream deferred doesn’t necessarily mean a dream denied, even if it takes seven decades to come true.
In 1952, Martha and Lehman Tucker became...
From Working At McDonald’s To Competing At The Olympics, This US Track Youngster is Living American Dream
Setting goals and achieving them is the path that’s transformed one Olympic contender from a 17-year-old with a gig under the “golden arches” to...
Teen Raised $38,000 By Cutting Off His 19-inch Afro – And Gave the Money to Help Kids With Cancer
When the thing you’re best known for is having great big hair, chopping it off might be considered the ultimate sacrifice, but one generous...
National Spelling Bee Takes Over Words With Friends for 8 Days, With Top Words From 8 Champions Who Tied in 2019
Words With Friends is collaborating with the Scripps National Spelling Bee, after the pandemic year that cancelled the Bee, to have fun around the...
Florida Just Enacted a Sweeping Law to Protect Its Vast Wildlife Corridors – And Save Panthers
From Everglades to Okefenokee, Florida legislatures just created one of the biggest wildlife corridors in the developed world with a $400 million funding seed.
The...
Instead of Skipping Graduation to Work at Waffle House, His Boss and Co-Workers Cooked up Miracles to Get Him There
As we all know, the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry—and sometimes those of high school seniors do as well.
Timothy Harrison...
Americans Choose the Best Road Trip Tunes Of All Time — For Your Summer Playlist
Six in 10 Americans have a carefully curated playlist to set the mood when taking a road trip, according to a new poll.
In a...
Returning the Love, Frat Brothers Pay Off Mortgage For Their House Cook 30 Years Later
A house is where people live but a home is where people are loved. Sometimes, the bonds of family have no relation to biology....
Mercy Chefs Serves Its 10 Millionth Meal — Then, Heads to Texas to Feed ‘Bodies and Souls’ in the Cold
The Virginia-based disaster relief and humanitarian aid group Mercy Chefs reached a magnificent milestone this month, serving its 10 millionth meal.
The nonprofit, founded in...
Mardi Gras Becomes ‘Yardi Gras’ When Float-Making Company Gets Orders For Porch Floats After Parade is Canceled
A New Orleans couple who normally spend this time of year building fantastical floats for the Mardi Gras parade has done something a little...
Billionaire Mark Cuban’s New Drug Company is Producing Low-Cost Generic Drugs Cutting 90% of the Markup
After Dr. Alex Oshymansky started a public-benefit company to combat the exploding prices of certain prescription drugs, he attracted a new partner—Shark Tank billionaire...
Former White Supremacist Store and Klan Meeting Space is Being Turned Into a Community Center to Promote Healing
One of the surest ways to keep history from repeating itself is to shine a light in its darkest corners, and that’s exactly what...
Americans Living in These States Are the Best at Saving Money – And They’re Saving For Different Things in 2020
New Yorkers are the most savings-conscious compared to any other state, according to a new poll of 5,000 Americans from all 50 states.
Interestingly, the...