At times it can seem that some humans are just born to play the piano or run long distances, but natural talent isn’t limited to beauty or competition, some talent comes in subtler ways. Take 65-year-old Bryan Pfeiffer, a man born seemingly for the purpose of hunting a little brown butterfly the size of a […]
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This little fellow is the Burmese peacock softshell turtle, and he’s sitting here in the hands of one of the first humans to ever hatch them in captivity. As one of the most endangered freshwater turtle species on the planet, it’s hoped the 15 hatchlings will go a long way towards preserving these beautiful reptiles […]
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In Germany, a small handful of dedicated people are, without any invitation or request, gradually reuniting silver and gold objects with the Jewish families who once owned them. While it’s well-known that fine art was confiscated from Jews living within the Third Reich, what’s less talked about is the assortment of candelabras, kiddush cups, and […]
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Miracle Messages worked its magic again this year when the nonprofit helped reunite a father and son who had been separated for over ten years. The exciting reconnection happened after Eddie Thompson Ⅲ, who has struggled with housing insecurity for a decade, reached out for help. He spent years longing to reunite with his son, […]
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After moving to Texas from the East Coast, a family “adopted” a neighborhood senior who jumped in to welcome them. Sharaine Caraballo and her husband Wilson met 82-year-old Paul Callahan in March last year when Wilson began working on their recently purchased home and he offered him a ladder to work with. From then on, it […]
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A poll of moms, dads, guardians, and caregivers of children under 13, found that 84 percent consider raising children to be the greatest thing to happen to them—and the best thing may be their cuddles. Other favorite aspects include seeing their personalities develop and laughing often over the youngsters’ quirky questions and funny remarks. Watching […]
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A couple who hand-reared a one-day-old duckling before releasing her back to the wild were left stunned when she returned to their home six months—and brought a few family members. Phil Garner took the tiny mallard under his wing after finding her abandoned on a fishing lake, before bringing her back to his wife Julia, […]
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Big corporate hotel chains have never lacked criticism and customer complaints, but in downtown Kansas City, one Marriot is honoring a promise that its representatives made almost 40 years ago. Tim and Melinda O’Brien got married in 1983 and wanted to go “where nobody would think to look for us” for a fast honeymoon getaway. […]
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If you have ever taken an interest in underwater archaeology, you’ll know that this is a truly astonishingly well-preserved shipwreck. It must be 200 or 300 years old to look like that right? Try 3,000 years old—the oldest hand-sewn boat ever found in the Mediterranean. Named the “Zambratija boat” because of its location in the […]
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A 90-year-old master who’s still limber enough to get on the mat every once in a while has just been awarded his ninth degree, or dan, in Judo. Only 6 individuals in the UK hold a ninth dan, and Michael Leigh is the oldest judoka in the country to reach what is the second-highest rank in […]
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A scuba diver has forged an unlikely bond with a wild fish and the pair meet up every summer beneath the waves for a reunion. Rex Colubra made friends with the small mouth bass while on a fresh water dive in September 2021. The odd encounter ended with the 40-year-old naming the fish Elvis. According […]
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A British grandad has become one of the world’s top arm-wrestlers after taking up the sport just three years ago. Mark Waldon discovered professional arm wrestling during lockdown but has now captured the gold medal at the European Championships representing Great Britain in the International Federation of Arm Wrestling (IFA) Now 53, Mark first researched […]
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Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia: How All of Creation Is Conspiring To Shower You with Blessings. (A free […]
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It’s long been supposed that implants could connect prosthetics to the brain in a way that stimulates nervous system commands with electrical signals. Now, this idea is closer than ever to realization in a meaningful way, as one man paralyzed from the hips down is able to walk unsupported, even up stairs, thanks to such […]
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A collaborative effort of scientists and Hawaiian culture-keepers is preparing to undertake the largest restoration of coral reefs in the island chain’s history. While the scientists work to propagate and study the corals below, a cultural organization called the Kohala Center will work on land to educate how terrestrial activities impact the corals that give […]
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Reprinted with permission from World at Large, an independent news outlet covering conflict, travel, science, conservation, and health and fitness. This is Part 2 of a two-part exclusive on World at Large. Some sections are taken from Part 1, published in April. Out in the ultra-rural jungles of eastern Madagascar, something is happening that all […]
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Elephants are one of the holiest animals in Hinduism. Also, yoga was invented in India. Is it any surprise then that elephants really like doing yoga? Check out this picture for example—the world’s largest and heaviest land animal doing a headstand. Can you do a headstand? At the Houston Zoo, elephants participate in a static […]
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Virginia Oliver has already renewed her lobster fishing license for the 2023 season. Unlike other lobstermen however, for this Mainer it’s an almost century-long ritual. That’s because Virginia is the state’s oldest lobster fisherman—at 103 years old, an anniversary that she celebrated with friends, family, news reporters, and lobster-shaped earrings studded with jewels last Tuesday. […]
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Four Colombian children from an indigenous community who survived a plane crash have been found alive after being lost five weeks in the jungle. GNN reported two weeks ago about the plight of four Colombian children who miraculously survived a plane crash that killed all three adults on board. At the time, rescuers were hot […]
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A year ago, we introduced you to an artist who began transforming an old neighborhood by painting the drab homes with vividly cheerful colors—and now she’s unveiled her latest street of 63 “rainbow homes”. Tash Frootko has been painting houses in Gloucester since 2018, providing free makeovers for entire streets and several squares within the […]
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A man of science locked himself in a 592 square-foot underwater research station for 100 days to document the effects of pressurization on the human body. Now, having emerged from his submerged experiment, scientists studying those effects have discovered a shocking change in the man’s body—he’s 10 years younger. The man, Joe Dituri, a former […]
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A young entrepreneur is using 3D printers to create cheap school campuses in rural Madagascar. It takes just $40,000 and 18 hours to build a “Thinking Hut,” as they’re called, and founder of the project Maggie Grout is aiming to get the cost even lower before handing the reins over to local professionals. GNN previously […]
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Australia’s vast wildernesses are famous for many things, but rock art, specifically one of the largest concentrations of rock art known in the world, isn’t typically one of them. West Arnhem Land in the Queensland Peninsula hosts an incredible painted record of Man’s relation to his planet, its changes, challenges, and bounty, but a completely […]
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John Stessel normally performs his A-list magic show to adoring fans and celebrities, but he has found another, equally enthusiastic audience for his tricks. Stessel routinely performs now for shelter dogs at the St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center in New Jersey, where their adorable reactions help to get them adopted. Reactions to magic? Yeah, dogs […]
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Conservationists are celebrating the birth of one of the world’s most endangered primates at a UK zoo. The rare Sulawesi crested macaque was born on May 16th at the Chester Zoo to proud new mom Rumple and dad Mamassa. Adorable photographs show the new arrival clinging on to its mother as it made its first […]
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A Missouri middle schooler was so determined to make it to his graduation, he ended up walking 6 miles. Losing out on an opportunity for a ride there, 8th-grader Xavier Jones asked his friend and brother to walk along with him, remembering something a mentor at Yeatman Middle School had told him. “‘If I want […]
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A 98-year-old dementia patient and veteran of World War II got to relive his career by riding in a retro ambulance and donning the old uniform—which opened the floodgates of precious memories. Albert Gibbs, who worked on ambulances in London for a quarter-century, was visited by two paramedics in a 1960s ambulance, wearing familiar gray […]
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In the ultimate pump-up story, a daredevil job seeker landed a new position after jumping out of a plane with a cardboard sign asking for work. Chris Serrano, a creative director living in Florida, filmed himself skydiving whilst holding a piece of cardboard reading ‘Open4Work.’ He posted the clip on LinkedIn with the caption: “I […]
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