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Piran the cat leads rescuers to its 83-year-old owner, who had fallen down a 70ft (21m) ravine.

Source: Cornwall rescue: Cat’s meows alert rescuers to stricken owner

Good kitty!

When an alligator attacked its trainer at a reptile petting zoo in West Valley City, a guest named Donnie Wiseman jumped in to save her, without hesitation.

Source: Man reacts to jumping on alligator, helping trainer who was bitten

Wow.

Solar panels mounted on eNow refrigeration trucks will cut emissions while keeping food cold in 1,000 XL Fleet tractor-trailers in the US.

Source: Solar-Powered Refrigeration Trucks Will Cut Pollution From Idling Diesel Engines

Neat idea. Some issues to overcome, I suspect (snow, dirt), but still a step in a good direction.

This athlete didn’t let her lack of sponsors get in the way of her Olympics dreams. Here’s how this runner save money to travel to Tokyo.

Source: Athlete who didn’t have sponsors worked at a grocery store to fund her trip to the Olympics

Great example.

Any budding lifeguards might want to work on their doggy paddle this holiday season, after a group of 14 people struggling in high wind and waves at sea were rescued with the help of Italy’s lifeguard dogs.

Source: Dogs to the rescue, as canine lifeguards save struggling swimmers on Italian beach

Impressive!

Jamaican hurdler Hansle Parchment has tracked down and thanked a Tokyo 2020 volunteer who paid for his taxi to the Olympic Stadium

Source: Hansle Parchment thanks woman who paid for taxi to race where he won Olympic gold

I love this. The video’s worth watching.

Orion Jean may only be 10 years old, but the number on his mind is 500,000 — that’s how many books he hopes will be donated by the end of the month.

Source: Texas boy on a mission to share his love of reading: “It’s all about my moral duty to help people”

Wow. Just . . . wow.

The new study, led by Dr Sagar Sengupta from the National Institute of Immunology has however found a novel way to identify the disease as early as stage 1 through his lab’s work on microRNAs.

Source: Indian Scientist Finds Way To Detect Colon Cancer Early And Save Lives

So much promise. I hope it pans out.

Pepper, a new mama who had lost her entire litter of pups, was a “miracle” for ten puppies who had lost their own mom.

Source: Mama dog at Minnesota animal rescue ‘adopts’ orphaned puppies

Sweet. And timely.

Faster, cheaper and greener than regular construction, 3D printing could help African countries close their education gaps.

Source: Could 3D Printed Schools Be a Solution to Africa’s Classroom Shortage?

I find the whole 3-D printing thing fascinating. This application of it seems extremely cool.