A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
When helping others, volunteers also help themselves. They might even live longer. Jacquelyn Stephens is a psychologist at the nonprofit Mather Institute who researches how to age well.
Source: Volunteering would feel good even if it didn’t have health benefits. But it does
Indeed. Can confirm.
MIT engineers have developed a fast and sustainable method for producing hydrogen fuel using aluminum, saltwater, and coffee grounds.
Source: A recipe for zero-emissions fuel
Fascinating.
Peter Warner was driving his usual route when he noticed something unusual.
Source: Bus driver hailed as a hero for rescuing toddler walking in the middle of busy street
Yikes!
As fire threatened people in Jasper National Park, Colleen Knull sprung into action.
Source: ‘She led it the whole way’: 18-year-old B.C. woman leads hikers to safety in Jasper National Park
Well done.
Fortunately, the plane’s captain, Christine, came out from the cockpit and personally took Giorgio’s dress to store upfront.
Source: Pilot Buckles Up Bride’s Wedding Dress in Cockpit: ‘She Was Looking Out for Another Woman
Nice.
“That little boy’s actions were just extraordinary,” said Sheriff Mitch Ralston of the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office.
Source: Man faints while driving 70 mph on highway. His grandson, 10, took the wheel. (Gift link)
Wow!
A young Carpathian lynx called Chapo, which is Spanish for Shorty, has won his freedom after repeated escape attempts and is now roaming the wilds of Saxony in search of rabbits, foxes and deer.
Source: German zoo frees tiny lynx that kept trying to escape
Go, Chapo, go!
“I thought for a brief second, ‘Do I know this guy?’ ” Blanton tells PEOPLE, but then he thought, “‘No, it can’t be. I don’t know anybody here’ “
Source: Uber Driver Picks Up Passenger and Realizes It’s His Long-Lost Friend
Love it.
Jesse Crum was at work when a stranger walked in the door needing help. What he did next led to both a friendship and a powerful example of humanity.
Source: Deaf man gets lift from a stranger when he needs it most
Very cool.
Silver Spring neighborhood restores iconic LOVE sign to honor its creator, Mike Heffner, who died of cancer last year.
Source: Pride sign decayed as a man fought cancer. Neighbors revived it. (gift link)
Community. Love.