“Roping a cow in the middle of the freeway was definitely a first for all of us,” said cowboy Ricky Littlejohn, who returned the bovine to a sanctuary.
Source: A steer ran wild on a busy interstate. A cowboy with a lasso gave chase.
Yee haw!
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“Roping a cow in the middle of the freeway was definitely a first for all of us,” said cowboy Ricky Littlejohn, who returned the bovine to a sanctuary.
Source: A steer ran wild on a busy interstate. A cowboy with a lasso gave chase.
Yee haw!
by Leo
Scientists in Israel have developed a new kind of “chemical camouflage” from natural components that could more effectively keep pesky mosquito bites at bay.
Source: Scientists develop new repellent that can stop 99% of mosquitos
Sign me up!
by Leo
A lucky coincidence has given Murphy the opportunity to nurture an eaglet of his own
Source: Eagle Who Thought Rock Was an Egg Finally Gets to Be a Dad
Cute.
by Leo
“This shows us there’s something unique about kindness which may buffer the effects of negative news on our mental health.”
Source: Seeing stories of kindness may counteract the negative effects of consuming bad news
Well, yeah! But we here at NANIB already knew this, right?
by Leo
A local nurse and her boyfriend saved a man’s life on their flight home from the Bahamas.
Source: ‘A hero in the skies:’ Baltimore nurse saves man’s life during mid-flight emergency
Wow!
by Leo
Firefighter Raymond Sikes saved Mary Majcunich-Beasley, who was pregnant, from a stuck elevator in 2005. He recently attended her daughter’s graduation party.
Source: He rescued a pregnant woman. 18 years later, he saw her baby graduate.
Nice story.
by Leo
Australian researchers have made a major leap forward, paving the way for the treatment of endometriosis, which could rapidly change health outcomes for women.
Source: Breakthrough in disease affecting one in nine women
Hope for a lot of women.
by Leo
New York state’s power grid met about 20% of its electricity demand with energy from the sun for one hour last week, marking the highest ever output from solar generation, the grid operator said on Tuesday.
Source: Record solar power generated in New York state -grid operator
Impressive.
by Leo
An experimental treatment developed at Israel’s Hadassah-University Medical Center has a 90% success rate at bringing patients with multiple myeloma into remission.
Source: Groundbreaking Israeli cancer treatment has 90% success rate
Wow!
by Leo
A Wisconsin small business owner was reunited with his work portfolio and $5,000 thanks to a group of students who were in the right place at the right time.
Source: Students find $5K during cleanup, return it to rightful owner
Well done, all!