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Nearly one year after the passing of David Baldwin who died at 96, half a dozen Tampa Bay charities receive $63 million from his estate.

Source: World War II veteran dies at 96, leaves $63 million to Tampa Bay charities

Wow!

PANAMA CITY, Fla. — A Panama City high school senior applied to 27 colleges and universities. He was accepted into every single one. 18-year-old Jonathan Walker is a senior at Rutherford High School. Caption: CNN Newsource “Its so crazy to think about that I applied to all these colleges and I got in,” Walker said. Multiple Ivy League schools, such as Harvard and Yale, were among some of the schools Walker got accepted into.

Source: Florida high school senior applies, gets accepted into 27 colleges and universities

Wow!

In a small trial, immune cells that fight the Epstein-Barr virus have stopped the progression of multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune condition that can lead to symptoms, such as difficulty walking, that worsen over time

Source: MS reversed by transplanted immune cells that fight Epstein-Barr virus | New Scientist

Yes, a small trial, but still … a very encouraging result. (Looks like a hard paywall, sorry. But the summary alone seems pretty exciting.)

Unprecedented overpass will allow fauna of the Santa Monica mountains to safely cross a dangerous 10-lane stretch

Source: Animal crossing: world’s biggest wildlife bridge comes to California highway

We have at least one major one here in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, and they’re pretty cool.

9-year-old Ben Miller loves animals, and he has raised a lot of money for IHS with his lemonade stand over the last couple of years. He says it just feels good.

Source: 7’s HERO: Boise boy raises close to $2,000 for Idaho Humane Society

Nicely done.

An engineering team at Stanford University have developed solar cells which can actually draw a little bit of power at night.

Source: Nocturnal solar panels: not an oxymoron | The Optimist Daily

Cool idea. (No pun intended.)

Sessions with virtual-reality headset helped people overcome anxiety and complete everyday tasks

Source: VR role-play therapy helps people with agoraphobia, finds study

Yes, it’s part of the over-hyped “metaverse”, but VR can have some very practical, real-world applications.

“Immediately I heard a voice inside my head saying, ‘pay for the groceries’, “Maria explained in her now viral Facebook post.

Source: Young H-E-B bagger displays act of kindness, pays for family’s groceries

I keep hearing good things about H-E-B.

A Tennessee woman who launched a message in a bottle into the ocean during a trip to Georgia said she received word more than two years later that it had been found in France.

Source: Message in a bottle travels from Georgia to France in just over 2 years

Cute. Cue Sting.

It can eliminate the need for finger prick tests and prevent life-threatening attacks, say experts.

Source: Artificial pancreas to revolutionise diabetes care in England

Very cool.