A Thread for Good News

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Woman born without arms can now cook, eat, and get dressed using just her feet

A woman born without arms has showcased her incredible ability to perform everyday tasks using just her feet - including using chopsticks with her toes! Inga Petry was born in Novosibirsk in Siberia with upper limb aplasia - a condition where a baby's arms do not form in the womb.…

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The re-emergence of 'little wine holes' in Florence
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/little-wine-holes-buchette-florence-coronavirus/index.html

 

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3D-Printer Completes the Largest 3D-Printed Home in Europe – With 2 Stories and 980 Square Feet – in Just 3 Weeks

3D-Printer Completes the Largest 3D-Printed Home in Europe - With 2 Stories and 980 Square Feet – in Just 3 Weeks

Belgian construction firm Kamp C have used a 3D-printer to print a concrete shell of a home that measures 980 square feet, the largest ever.

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Satellites Reveal There Are 20% More Emperor Penguin Colonies in Antarctica Than Previously Thought

Satellites Reveal There Are 20% More Emperor Penguin Colonies in Antarctica Than Previously Thought

A new BAS survey using satellite technology reveals there are 20% more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than was previously thought.

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[Brett]

Drive-in Movies Are Coming to Walmarts Across America – And Every Showing is Free


https://www.usatoday.com/story/mone...ive-in-movie-theaters-coronavirus/3300073001/

 

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His dedication to school kids is more than admiral!

 

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89% of People Think Happiness Can Be Controlled – And They Are Much Happier For It

89% of People Think Happiness Can Be Controlled – And They Are Much Happier For It

A new survey found that 89% of people think their happiness can be controlled—and they are 32% happier than those who don’t think believe it.

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A 8-year-old boy is mowing lawns for busy first responders and single moms -- and feeding the hungry

A 8-year-old boy is mowing lawns for busy first responders and single moms -- and feeding the hungry | CNN

A young boy in Conway, South Carolina, is making a big difference in his community, one act of kindness at a time.

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[Brett]

Boy leans his new bicycle against fence that has "free furniture" sign on it. Guess what happens next.
Okay, now guess what happens after next.

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/ne...e-arapahoe-county-deputies-gift-him-a-new-one

 

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1,000 Musicians Come Together To Perform Epic Cover Of AC/DC Classic.

1,000 Musicians Come Together To Perform Epic Cover Of AC/DC Classic.

What do you get when you put 1,000 musicians together in one venue? "The biggest rock band on Earth" — and one seriously epic concert!

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A cup of coffee and a thousand musicians playing AC/DC. I don’t know if its news, but it made me smile and was a good start to my morning.

 

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This New German Car is Covered With Solar Panels and Charges As It Drives

This New German Car is Covered With Solar Panels and Charges As It Drives

Munich's Sono Motors are about to launch the first mass-produced solar powered car in the world, the Sion, with solar panels all over it.

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Scientists Make Giant Leap in Diagnosing Liver Disease By Using The Natural Gut Microbiome

Scientists Make Giant Leap in Diagnosing Liver Disease By Using The Natural Gut Microbiome

Chronic liver disease is challenging to diagnose, but the microbiome inside a person’s gut may be an unexpected solution, says Salk research.

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This Nurse is a Hometown Hero for Creating A ‘Take-What-You-Need’ Pantry For Her Virginia Hospital

This Nurse is a Hometown Hero for Creating A ‘Take-What-You-Need’ Pantry For Her Virginia Hospital

Do you remember when the aisles of grocery stores were emptied of toilet paper and other staples at the beginning of the pandemic? Nurse Stacy Mason recalls seeing her fellow healthcare workers finishing up long shifts caring for the sick in ICU, only to find the sundries they needed for their...

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Kevin Costner’s New Road Trip App Tells History Stories Tailored Exactly to the Places You Are Driving Through

Kevin Costner’s New Road Trip App Tells History Stories Tailored Exactly to the Places You Are Driving Through

Kevin Costner has produced an iPhone app that tells stories of local history related to where you and your family are driving on a road trip.

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This will be a must have for me. The info on the App Store says full US coverage is expected by summer of 2021. Right now, it just covers the west coast. It’s a great idea. I can’t wait to try it.

 

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College students pay it forward with free tutoring during pandemic

College students pay it forward with free tutoring during pandemic

Their first round of registration started small in July with 5 students signed up the day they launched. Then, the demand piled up.

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Two Surfers Save a ‘Starving, Cold’ Dog From Sea Cave After It Had Been Missing For 3 Months

Two Surfers Save a ‘Starving, Cold’ Dog From Sea Cave After It Had Been Missing For 3 Months

Zach Regan and Matty Johnson were camping on Vancouver Island when they found a lost dog stuck in a sea cliff cave.

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Amazing Fungus Discovered at Chernobyl Could Be Grown On Rockets to Protect Astronauts from Toxic Space Radiation

Amazing Fungus Discovered at Chernobyl Could Be Grown On Rockets to Protect Astronauts from Toxic Space Radiation

Fungus found in the destroyed reactors of Chernobyl could be used as a protective radiation shield for astronauts, as it consumes radiation.

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Alzheimer’s Research Has Found a Protein That Protects Against The Disease

Alzheimer’s Research Has Found a Protein That Protects Against The Disease

Alzheimer's disease spreads faster in mice genetically engineered to lack LANDO (LC3-associated endocytosis), new research finds.

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Large Blue Butterflies Were Extinct in England, But Now Those Beauties Are Back After 150 Years

Large Blue Butterflies Were Extinct in England, But Now Those Beauties Are Back After 50 Years

Returning there for the first in 150 years, England's Large Blue Butterfly conservation program celebrates 750 adults hatching at once.

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Beer unsold during Australia's coronavirus lockdown has been turned into renewable energy

Beer unsold during Australia's coronavirus lockdown has been turned into renewable energy | CNN

When Australia's coronavirus lockdown forced bars and restaurants to shut down in March, breweries were left with huge inventories of unsold, stale beer.

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Man Races Through Idaho Mountains For 10 Hrs To Find Missing Hiker And Her Dog.

Man Races Through Idaho Mountains For 10 Hrs To Find Missing Hiker And Her Dog.

Jeremy Humphrey of McCall, Idaho, never knew his passion for running would one day turn him into a hero.

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86-Yr-Old Veteran Reunites With Canine Best Friend After She Saves His Life.

86-Yr-Old Veteran Reunites With Canine Best Friend After She Saves His Life.

During his time in the United States Navy, Rudy Armstrong sailed all around the world for weeks or even months at a time.

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Two Surfers Save a ‘Starving, Cold’ Dog From Sea Cave After It Had Been Missing For 3 Months

Two Surfers Save a ‘Starving, Cold’ Dog From Sea Cave After It Had Been Missing For 3 Months

Zach Regan and Matty Johnson were camping on Vancouver Island when they found a lost dog stuck in a sea cliff cave.

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Incredible story.

 

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Stylish Tiny Homes Are Now Being 3D-Printed In 24 Hours And Shipped to Your Site

Stylish Tiny Homes Are Now Being 3D-Printed In 24 Hours And Shipped to Your Site

Mighty Buildings, an Oakland, California construction company, is 3D-printing entire houses in 24 hours–and they're stylist and cheap.

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This Green-Fingered Gardener Has Grown Something Amazing – A Sunflower With 27 Heads

This Green-Fingered Gardener Has Grown Something Amazing – A Sunflower With 27 Heads

Barry Boyton, of Yeovil in Somerset, England, has grown a sunflower with 27 heads in his garden this summer.

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