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Sifting through studies on various species’ play behavior, researchers tracked vocalization patterns that show a strong similarity to human laughter.

Source: Animals laugh too, UCLA analysis suggests

Ah, but are they laughing with us, or at us?

You might already be sure your dog can recognize you by your voice, but they might not even need their vision or smell to guide them, according to a new

Source: Dogs can recognize their owners just by their voice

And also the sound of the right car coming up the driveway.

“I had to pick my jaw up off the floor,” said Randy Waites, who never knew his father.

Source: He saw a man in a four-second news clip — who turned out to be the brother he never knew he had

Amazing story.

Today’s item is a little different.

Today marks the fifth anniversary of Not All News is Bad. Five years ago today I posted the first item, and I believe I’ve missed only one or two days since.

Wow.

Thank you for joining me on this ride. (In case you’re curious: here’s how/why it started.)

I’m looking forward to keeping it up for as long as I can.

So as not to leave you with nothing to read today, here’s a link to Good News on German Measles, Gray Wolves and Clean Energy Down Under from Future Crunch; “A fortnightly roundup of good news from around the world.”

Take care. Be kind. Have hope.

Clever corvids become newest weapon in Södertälje’s war against street litter

Source: Swedish firm deploys crows to pick up cigarette butts

Neat idea.

A GA pilot with an engine failure got some help from on high last week. The unidentified pilot lost his engine over Lake Berryessa, about 40 miles west of Sacramento, California, on Feb. 8, and he lost communication to air traffic control. But the distress call caught the attention of a U-2 Dragon Lady pilot […]

Source: U-2 Pilot Helps GA Pilot In Distress – AVweb

Pretty cool.

Rabbi Adam Raskin said he wanted to show the refugee family “what kind of country they’ve relocated to.”

Source: A rabbi decided to sponsor an Afghan refugee family. When he needed a hand, he brought in a mosque and a church.

Cool example of what’s possible.

Bill Kimler didn’t know he had an aunt named Karen Atwood. He didn’t know she was in desperate need of a kidney. He certainly had no idea he’d be the…

Source: Secrets & sacrifices: Greenwood man donates kidney to aunt he didn’t know he had

Pretty amazing story.

André Bouvier, 80, guided stranded cars on foot and offered shelter at his farm during a severe storm in the Canadian city of Regina, Saskatchewan.

Source: ‘He’s my hero’: 80-year-old rescues stranded drivers in blizzard after social media SOS

Impressive.

Curtis Kimball, the former owner of the food truck called the Crème Brûlée Cart, hosted a pancake meet-up for his neighbors last month in San Francisco.

Source: Man’s wife said he needs to ‘make friends,’ so he made pancakes for dozens of neighbors

Cool idea, cool result.