After a van carrying 10 tourists from South Korea got stuck in the snow near Buffalo, New York, a kindhearted neighbor offered to host the visitors.
Nice.
New Technology Could Tap Into a Virtually Limitless Supply of Fresh Water
We’re really going to need this.
Source: New Technology Could Tap Into a Virtually Limitless Supply of Fresh Water
Water is so important. I love seeing another approach.
Almost 200 pizzas arrived at warming centres across Vancouver this week. Here’s what happened.
Warming centres are the last stitch in Vancouver’s social safety net, with most providing little more than a basic refuge from the freezing temperatures outside. On Wednesday night, there was pizza.
Source: Almost 200 pizzas arrived at warming centres across Vancouver this week. Here’s what happened.
Well done!
Runner performed life-saving CPR during half-marathon. Then he finished the race and did it again.
Dr. Steve Lome, a cardiologist in Monterey, California, performed CPR on two people in cardiac arrest at a half-marathon. He also finished the race.
Source: Runner performed life-saving CPR during half-marathon. Then he finished the race and did it again.
Amazing.
The weird, wild and wonderful stories you might have missed this year
As we look back on 2022, we wanted to share a few of our favorite moments of joy from the year to bring a bit of hope, whimsy and humor to the end of the year.
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Some fun stories in this collection.
Horse rescued from frozen lake waters by good Samaritans
A group of Wisconsin residents banded together to rescue a lost horse who fell through an icy lake.
Source: Horse rescued from frozen lake waters by good Samaritans
Well done!
This dog has collected more than 1,000 littered plastic bottles
“Finding plastic bottles is his focus and passion,” said Yvonne Faulkner-Grant, adding that he drops them at her feet during walks so she can recycle them.
Source: This dog has collected more than 1,000 littered plastic bottles
Good boy!
Two sisters just reunited with the mystery woman who gave them $100 on a plane 23 years ago
It took decades for two refugee sisters to find the mystery woman who gave them $100 on a plane the day they first arrived in the US. Reuniting with her was even more powerful than they’d imagined.
Source: Two sisters just reunited with the mystery woman who gave them $100 on a plane 23 years ago
A very cool follow up to a previous Not All News is Bad: A stranger on an airplane gave her $100 years ago and changed her life. Now she’s trying to find the mystery woman to thank her.
Woman finds message in a bottle during Fort Myers Beach cleanup
A woman on Fort Myers Beach found a message in a bottle from over 20 years ago, then an unexpected connection to the writer of that message.
Source: Woman finds message in a bottle during Fort Myers Beach cleanup
How cool!
99 Good News Stories From 2022
The world didn’t fall apart. You just got your news from the wrong places.
Source: 99 Good News Stories From 2022
FutureCrunch is one of my sources, and they always do a fascinating year-end collection. Highly recommended.