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They connected with each other while playing video games during the COVID-19 lockdown and stayed in touch for three years.

Source: Little boy finally meets his online best friend in person after 3 years of Facetiming

Very cute.

Aquagga recently returned from Alaska’s Fairbanks International Airport, where its system treated 20,000 gallons of water contaminated by PFAS-heavy firefighting foam, also called AFFF.

Source: New Portable Water Treatment System Vaporizes 99% of ‘Forever Chemicals’

Perhaps forever isn’t as long as we thought?

When it comes to a quick bite to eat after work, Craig Paulk likes to hop over to the Long John Silver’s at I-10 and De Zavala Road.”It’s comfort,” he told Fox

Source: Fast food employee’s act of kindness rewarded: Digs through trash to find customer’s missing denture

Definitely above and beyond.

A new study describes a method for faster and more precise diagnoses, which can help surgeons decide how aggressively to operate.

Source: New A.I. Tool Diagnoses Brain Tumors on the Operating Table

Very cool.

Jane Dotchin makes the journey from her home in Hexham, Northumberland, to the north of Scotland every year and has even won awards for her long-distance exploits

Source: Woman, 82, rides pony 600-miles with her beloved dog in saddlebag beside her

I love this.

While local community members, the Kerrigones, were gone for five days, the community repainted the house and landscaped the surrounding yards and fencing.

Source: Lebanon family surprised to see home repainted by friends and neighbors

Love this.

As technology continues to offer new capabilities, the old adage that “there is always a better way” is becoming increasingly true, and sometimes it just requires a multi-disciplinary approach to a problem to transform the effectiveness of the solution. Humanitaria’s first invention already promises to reap untold efficiencies for mankind in a scenario we are increasingly likely to encounter as climate change accelerates the incidence of cascading catastrophic disasters of Biblical proportions.

Source: The ingenious cardboard bed

Fascinating.

“This sweet woman took our girl to the vet and left us a note on her phone in our camera to see,” Kelsey Proctor wrote on Facebook of the postal worker’s impromptu rescue

Source: Postal Worker Brings Dog to Vet After Snake Bite, Lets Family Know on Doorbell Camera

Well done.

To date, more than 300 Zeen wheelchairs have been sold, and at least one has been gifted — to Pope Francis, no less.

Source: Meet the Zeen: A Wheelchair That Keeps Its User Upright

Pretty cool…

Deals are in place to make 100 million doses of the vaccine each year to fight the complex disease.

Source: Malaria vaccine big advance against major child killer

Very cool.