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. . . the results also found something that linked the two dogs way more than Salazar could ever have imagined. They were full siblings. “That was pretty shocking,” she said.

Source: Owner Adopts Companion Dog for Nearly-Blind Pup, Discovers They’re Siblings

A nice touch to a touching act.

Kentucky driver called police after seeing ‘female passenger making hand gestures known to represent violence at home’

Source: Teen rescued after showing domestic violence hand signal known on TikTok, police say

Unfortunate that it’s needed, but very cool that it’s so simple and that it worked exactly as designed. Well done TikTokers.

Residents now play with kittens every Wednesday, therapy for both them and the newborn cats.

Source: She brought tiny foster cats into her office at a retirement home. Residents found out — and kitten therapy began.

A neat idea in general. Pets can add so much.

An ‘acts of kindness’ card traveled across states to a 30-year-old mother who was out to eat with her two young children.

Source: Kindness Card Travels Over 500 Miles To Bless Mother

What a neat idea.

Evan Bisnauth makes animated videos with the dogs to help them get adopted.

Source: This 11-year-old is helping hard-to-place dogs in shelters get attention — and find homes

Very nice.

The Yamagata flu virus, one of four flu viruses we’re vaccinated against each year, hasn’t been recorded anywhere in the world since April 2020.

Source: How the rise of COVID-19 crushed the flu — and maybe wiped one virus out forever

Fascinating. Pandemic ramifications, both good and bad, will be studied for years.

A TikTok star known for traveling across the country to help people made a stop in St. Louis to help a 10-year-old girl’s dreams come true.

Source: A TikTok star made a dream come true for a St. Louis girl in constant pain

Now there’s a good use of social media.

A group of children gave chocolates to her after she apologised for not having treats to give them.

Source: Appeal after trick-or-treaters bring Newcastle grandma gifts

Very nice.

The great-great-grandmother, who lives in Santiago de Querétaro in Mexico, put her education on hold decades ago.

Source: This 93-year-old went back to school — and just graduated with a degree in business administration

I love these kinds of stories.

“We do put so much of our own heart into the care and worry,” Siebens said. “We never really get to see people get that much better. And so it’s amazing. It makes it feel like it’s definitely all worth it, you know?”

Source: He nearly died from Covid after choosing not to get vaccinated. Later, he returned to apologize to the medical staff

Returning to say thank you is golden.