A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
At 109 years old, Vincent Dransfield still drives his car, lives independently in his house. He offers advice for living a long life, including drinking milk.
Source: Man, 109, who still drives his car every day has simple tips for long life
Love it!
Sharon Sutton’s family was so poor that she went to primary school without shoes on her feet. That wasn’t an issue in high school, because she never went. Now, after a 55-year education gap, she is a university graduate.
Source: Great-grandma who started work in a sweatshop at 12 graduates from uni at 73
Love it.
A Florida mother won $2 million in the lottery, just days after she finished paying off her daughter’s cancer treatment.
Sometimes karma’s the very opposite of a bitch.
“When I see them, I see me,” said Rehan Staton, who was a sanitation worker for several years before becoming a student at Harvard Law.
Source: Former trash hauler enrolled at Harvard Law raises $70K for janitors, other workers there
Very cool.
Boaters in Hillsborough County, Florida, helped police rescue a father and daughter who never returned after taking out a jet ski.
Source: Good Samaritans Help Police Find Missing Father And Daughter
Well done!
Save A Suit empowers veterans through professional clothing, aiding their job search and boosting confidence as they navigate the challenges of civilian life.
Source: Suit Up: This Nonprofit Provides Professional Clothes To Veterans in Need
What a great idea.
Don Powell opened his mailbox and found two small dolls sitting on a small couch near a small table. Also, a note: “We’ve decided to live here.”
Source: Michigan man searches for answers after dolls take over his mailbox: ‘We’ve decided to live here’
Pretty cute.
Ascend Elements’ new recycling plant in Covington, Georgia is processing used lithium-ion batteries and manufacturing scrap into useful materials for the clean energy transition.
Source: One of the biggest battery recycling plants in the US is up and…
An important part of the puzzle.
A thin material made from seaweed can handle high temperatures but only takes a few weeks to break down in a composting bin
Source: Plastic wrap made from seaweed withstands heat and is compostable | New Scientist
Cool. And there’s no shortage of seaweed!
… a Mayo Clinic flight nurse who flew in on the emergency helicopter, said “it was unbelievable. There were probably 20 in line, waiting their turn to do CPR. They just kept cycling through.”
Source: CPR Marathon: More Than Two Dozen Responders Resuscitate Neighbor for 96 Minutes
Wow.