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The packages arrive containing painted rocks, most of them intricate works of art, handmade and mailed from people all over the country.

Source: People started sending art rocks to a Texas park during the pandemic. Now it’s a wonderland of tiny paintings.

Pretty cool. I love finding painted rocks, especially these days.

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Thomas Edelmann was born in Germany more than 25 years after the Allies defeated Hitler. Yet last year, following an unexpected marketing call, the 49-year-old businessman contacted a retired teacher in Israel to apologize for the actions of the grandfather he never met.

Source: A German man’s Nazi grandfather took over a Jewish man’s store. He tracked down his descendants to apologize

Impressive, and touching.

In what may be one of the most Italian things that has ever happened, the Italian State Police rushed a donor kidney from Padua to Rome for a transplant in a Lamborghini Huracan.

Source: Italian Police Use Lamborghini To Transport Donor Kidney 300 Miles In Two Hours

Wait, the police have a Laborghini? Awesome!

“Shai has given me a quality of life that I had lost,” Navy veteran Damian said of the rescue pooch that became his service dog.

Source: Rescue Dog Helps Navy Veteran Find Peace After Returning Home and Inspires Him to Help Others

Moving, and inspirational.

Many people have adopted new hobbies to help cope with spending more time at home during the pandemic, but few have taken it to the level of a California family, who built a 400-foot roller coaster in their parents’ backyard.

Source: A love for Disney and sheltering in place gave birth to a roller coaster in a California backyard

Only one word: want!

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BMW i EV technology isn’t only working in two dimensions — now it’s taking to the skies in an electric wingsuit. It’s not the most conventional electric flight, but that hasn’t stopped the concept from progressing to its maiden flight. The electric wingsuit project has been in the works for three years, since it began […]

Source: Watch this electric wingsuit take flight at 300 km/h (186 mph)

Wow.

Harry Potter. The Phantom of the Opera. Thor. A pirate, a baseball player and a gentleman in a bowler hat. Logan Houghtelling turned into all of them, in class, and way before Halloween — all to bring some cheer to his own life and the lives of his friends.

Source: Who’s Logan today? Teen dons costumes to cheer classmates

Nice.

WWII veteran Johnnie Dimas was taken on an epic road trip to fulfill his bucket list by his grandson Roger Gilbert and wife Jo.

Source: Instead of Putting Him in Nursing Home, Grandson Brings 95-Year-old WWII Vet On Epic Bucket List RV Trip

Epic.

A North Texas mother met the son she placed for adoption as a baby – 45 years ago.

Source: ‘Mom, It’s Me!’ Mother Meets Son She Placed for Adoption 45 Years Ago

Very moving.

After nearly two centuries of bringing visitors up close and personal with the awe-inspiring waterfalls at Niagara Falls, the iconic Maid of the Mist attraction has been upgraded with two new…

Source: Niagara Falls welcomes zero-emission electric boats for sustainable

We apparently have a streak of electric boats. I like this one for many reasons, not the least of which would be the lack of engine noise.