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When an injury ended his running career, he grabbed a bike and took up cycling. After being hit by a drunk driver, Larry switched to gravel racing instead. And when cancer came knocking, he was ready for that too. Now he’s a 15-year cancer survivor.
Source: Larry Brenize: From Being Hit By A Drunk Driver To Conquering 50 Miles In 50 States
Inspiring.
A man who was camping with his family unexpectedly found himself in a horrific car accident, Oregon officials said. The man’s dog alerted others to the scene and saved his life.
Source: Loyal dog saves camper’s life after running miles for help: ‘No words’
Wow. No words indeed.
A CHP officer helped rescue an injured 26 pound rabbit found along Highway 17.
Source: CHP rescues giant rabbit along Santa Cruz County highway
Wascally Wabbit!
Despite anecdotal evidence, there wasn’t a robust body of research into how service dogs might boost mental health. But that’s changing.
Source: 4-legged lifesavers: Service dogs are working wonders for veterans with PTSD, study shows
Very cool.
Three teenagers in Beaver acted quickly to save a man’s life, and two of them were honored with the highest award given by the American Red Cross on Wednesday.
Source: Training comes in handy for Beaver teens who use CPR to save the life of friend’s father
CPR saves lives.
Scientists from Cambridge University find an ingenious way to decarbonise one of the world’s most polluting materials.
Source: Climate change: UK breakthrough could slash cement CO2 emissions
Cement. Who knew? This seems promising.
Scientists have found a weak spot in our DNA that is present in 95% of people with the disease.
Source: Major cause of inflammatory bowel disease found
Big news for a lot of people.
Anthony Anderson left college early, unable to pay for an education in opera. We wrote about him, top schools noticed and 7 years later, he sang on the National Mall.
Source: Perspective | Seven years ago, he was working at Chipotle. He just sang opera on the National Mall.
Wow!
Jesús Morales, known as juixxe on TikTok, takes day laborers who rarely get time off to Disneyland and shares videos of their visits on social media.
Very cool.
The carver is believed to be part of the Aurignacian, an Upper Paleolithic group whose people lived between 43,000 and 35,000 years ago
Source: Carved 40,000 Years Ago and Found in a Cave, These Are the Oldest-Known Animal Sculptures
These are pretty cool.