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A painting discovered by a junk dealer in the basement of an Italian villa six decades ago is actually the work of Pablo Picasso and could sell for millions, according to experts.
Source: A junk dealer found a painting in a basement. Experts say it’s an original Picasso | CNN
Wow!
A startup called HopfON — a play on Hopfen, the German word for hops — and a research society in Bavaria are seeking to solve the problem of waste created during the hops harvest in Germany.
Source: Harvesting hops for beer produces a lot of waste. These German groups are seeking to fix that
Cheers!
Gonzalez saw a mom had picked out clutch which retailed for $20, but gave up her own desires in order to buy what her baby needed.
Source: Trending Moms are Leaving Gift Cards in Store Diaper Aisles–For Postpartum Peer Relief
Cool idea.
Graduates of The Excel Center in Indiana got steadier jobs and saw a 40% increase in earnings.
Source: Goodwill created a new high school for dropouts − it led to better jobs and higher wages
Great idea.
Joshua ran alongside the runners for approximately four kilometres before his owners caught up with him, said Bent. His owners walked the last half-kilometre with him to get him over the finish line.
“We very quickly put a medal around his neck and he became quite the star. Most people who actually ran the half marathon wanted their picture with Joshua at the finish line,” said Bent.
Source: This goat hopped into a Newfoundland marathon — and won a medal
Cute.
Only 1 in 25 pinkies who arrive with their eyes shut at this wildlife rescue centre in WA’s Kununurra survive, but a generous donation from the local hospital is about to change that.
Source: Old baby incubators giving orphaned kangaroo pinkies a fighting chance at life
Resourcefull, and cute.
The new goal is $80,000.
Source: Avery Johnson shatters $20K goal with help from BYU fans
Very cool.
“I don’t know a lot of people who would have done that,” the store’s manager said.
Source: Good Samaritan finds $12,000 cash in a Market Basket parking lot, returns it to owner
Wow!
Nature – She is the first person with type 1 diabetes to receive this kind of transplant.
Source: Stem cells reverse woman’s diabetes — a world first
Promising for more than just diabetes.
Lonely dogs were treated to a special furry photoshoot to help them find their forever homes. The photoshoot will promote residents of the London, England rescue shelter All Dogs Matter, and featured some of their older, bigger, and less ‘photogenic’ pooches. The focus was also placed on pairs of pups that need to be adopted […]
Source: Unwanted Shelter Dogs Get the Supermodel Treatment to Help Them Find New Forever Homes (LOOK)
Great idea.