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After a 5-year-old girl lost her beloved stuffed animal while on vacation at Disney World with her family in Orlando, Florida, employees came to the rescue.

Source: 5-year-old girl who visited Disney World loses beloved toy 4,200 miles from home — then, surprise

Nicely done,

“When it pulled up, I was just like, ‘Man, you know, I would not be as mad if this train had feelings or if the train had eyes — that would be so silly,” said Lok.

Source: A Boston transit rider was frustrated by a late train. She asked the city to give them googly eyes

Fun.

Like many children, David Aguilar spent his childhood building Lego. While others made model aeroplanes and miniature toy towns out of the stackable plastic bricks, David built functional lifesize prosthetic arms.

Source: Meet the inventor of the world’s first functional Lego prosthesis

Wow!

A United States Marine who nursed two sick dogs back to health while deployed was reunited with them at the Los Angeles International Airport over the weekend.  Gunnery Sergeant Craig Wooten was se…

Source: U.S. Marine reunites with sick dogs he nursed to health while overseas

Nice.

Students at Bert Fox community high school in Fort Qu’Appelle, Sask., northeast of Regina, chose Starry Night as the theme for their graduation and Sekota McArthur painted a mural putting a local spin on the famous painting by Vincent van Gogh.

Source: Young Cree artist’s version of Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night wows graduation

Beautiful.

With a new surgical intervention and neuroprosthetic interface, MIT researchers restored a natural walking gait in people with amputations below the knee. Seven patients were able to walk faster, avoid obstacles, and climb stairs more naturally than people with a traditional amputation.

Source: A prosthesis driven by the nervous system helps people with amputation walk naturally

Very cool.

Beacon, a golden retriever, began working with U.S.A. Gymnastics last year as part of the organization’s efforts to transform the sport’s toxic culture. More dogs quickly followed.

Source: At Olympic Team Trials, U.S.A. Gymnastics Gets Warm and Fuzzy (Gift link)

Love this.

More than 120 faith groups will fan out across 50 events this June to de-escalate extremist anti-LGBTQ+ protests from hate groups.

Source: Religious groups are protecting Pride events — upending the LGBTQ+ vs. faith narrative

Love.

Using very low-dose X-rays to activate compounds that light up and generate cancer-killing free radicals stalled brain tumor growth and doubled survival time, according to a new study. Importantly, healthy cells were left unaffected.

Source: X-rays light up brain tumor cells – then selectively destroy them

Fascinating. And hopeful.

After noticing two elderly women taking a rest outside his home, a Toronto resident has melted hearts with a sweet gesture that caught them completely by surprise.

Source: Homeowner Spots Two Women Using His Outside Chairs, Decides To Take Action

Sweet. Simple. Kind.