A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
A Colton woman made a startling discovery after bringing home a set of sofas she found on Craigslist: more than $36,000 in cash hidden inside one of the cushions.
Source: Southern California woman finds $36K in cash hidden inside couch acquired through Craigslist
Wow!
In 2015, Ms. McAllister opened Laughing Bear Bakery in St. Louis, a nonprofit business where a criminal record is required to land the job.
Source: Laughing Bear Bakery Has a Recipe for a Fresh Start Out of Prison
Nice.
A pop-up “corgi cafe” in London was one of the more unusual jubilee events.
Source: Corgis play a starring role in Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations
Corgis, of course!
A Russian woman living in Burgundy wanted to help pet dogs of Ukraine and their human companions get to safety. She turned to a Facebook group for lovers of a famous dog breed to find them.
Source: How a Facebook page for Irish setter lovers helped Ukrainians flee with their dogs
Social media being used for good.
A nonprofit animal shelter has partnered with Utah’s largest addiction program to protect pets for up to three months as their owners undergo treatment.
Source: Utah pets now have a safe place to stay if their owners enter drug, alcohol misuse treatment
Very cool.
After raising two daughters and pursuing a decades-long nursing career, she returned to college, determined to get her degree.
Source: ‘Pure joy’: Grandma earns college degree at age 84
Impressive!
32-year-old marine biologist and diver Gigi Torras said the experience was ‘incredible’.
Source: Spanish diver saves 12-metre humpback whale in ‘daring’ rescue mission
Very cool rescue.
“I’m hoping that maybe 20 years from now, V15Able won’t be needed because there’s more understanding,” Letisha Wexstten said.
Source: St. Louis woman born without arms creates site to help people with disabilities find jobs
Inspiring.
Water scarcity is a major problem for much of the world’s population, but with the right equipment drinking water can be wrung out of thin air. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have now demonstrated a low-cost gel film that can pull many liters of water per day out of even very dry air.
Source: Cheap gel film pulls buckets of drinking water per day from thin air
Amazing.
Scientists are currently planning a trial for a new cancer-killing virus, and they’ll be injecting humans with it for the first time.
Source: First human patient injected with revolutionary cancer-killing virus
Exciting.