A study found gratitude is on the rise. Feelings of thankfulness plummeted during the pandemic, but they’ve been rising ever since. Over half of Americans say they regularly feel grateful for stuff. And a separate study earlier this month found being grateful can actually help you live longer…………… An influencer named Ben Kilner custom built…… read more »
How had no one invented this yet? A group of engineering students at Johns Hopkins came up with a silencer for leaf blowers that makes them 37% less loud. They’ve already signed a deal with Black & Decker and expect them to be available to buy within two years……………….. A nine-year-old boy named Rivers found a…… read more »
New York’s famous Serendipity 3 restaurant did something nice for a longtime customer this weekend. Barbara Silverstein has been going there ever since they first opened in 1954. So, 70 YEARS. For National Ice Cream Day, they created a special dessert called the Barbara Silverstein Sundae: Three scoops of coffee ice cream with hot fudge,…… read more »
Researchers at Georgia State University have found that the antibodies in LLAMAS might hold the elusive cure for HIV. A treatment that could neutralize nearly all strains of the virus would be a game-changer in the fight against HIV/AIDS…………. A nurse named Claire saved a man’s life at the Charlotte airport last month, after she…… read more »
A woman in Germany joked online after her daughter asked if she had any regrets. She said she regretted not buying a sweater she saw in Iceland three years ago that had puffins on it, and she posted a photo. But now she can say she’s got NO regrets, because a random guy in New…… read more »
A convention for “furries” broke a fundraising record last weekend in Pittsburgh. Guests at Anthrocon donated $100,000 to a group called Gray Paws Sanctuary that rescues and cares for senior dogs…… A tow truck driver in Ohio recently helped cops save a kitten that got stuck between two wheels of a big rig. The trucker…… read more »
Six critically endangered sea turtles were released back into the waters off Massachusetts this past Wednesday, after being saved and rehabbed by a team at the New England Aquarium. They included one loggerhead, one green, and four Kemp’s ridley sea turtles. All three are endangered species…………Patriotism doesn’t stop at the Fourth of July. An ice…… read more »
A woman in Alabama named Helen Denmark turned 108 on Sunday, and said she stays young by “drinking wine, eating dessert, and flirting with men with mustaches.”…………. A 12-year-old kid in Rhode Island named Alex Dupuis saved a classmate from drowning during a field trip in June. Both of his parents are first responders with…… read more »
Doctors might be able to diagnose autism by testing gut bacteria . . . a cure for lupus could be around the corner . . . and a team at Penn State may have found a way to turn tumor cells against each other and finally beat cancer…………. A woman from D.C. bought a vase…… read more »
Boston added googly eyes to five metro trains, just for fun. There’d been a public campaign calling for it to happen. They say it’s one of many “creative ways” they’re trying to improve things for commuters…………. Mattel is updating Uno so people who are colorblind can play. They’re adding tiny symbols to the top of…… read more »