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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

May 9, 2022 by Leo

Ayda Zugay was fleeing the former Yugoslavia with her older sister when a stranger handed them an envelope after meeting them on a plane. They were shocked to find $100 inside. For years she’s been trying to find the mystery woman and thank her.

Source: 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

Be sure to check the update: they found her!

This 96-year-old has been singing to hospital patients for 30 years

May 8, 2022 by Leo

For the past three decades, the former journalist from Toronto has been volunteering his time to sing to patients and hospital staff in need of a pick-me-up. Last month, the Governor General awarded him the Sovereigns’ Medal for Volunteers to recognize his work.

Source: This 96-year-old has been singing to hospital patients for 30 years

How cool.

This 100-year-old man just broke a record for working at the same company for 84 years—here’s his best career advice

May 7, 2022 by Leo

Walter Orthmann was just 15 when he began working as a shipping assistant at a textile company in Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Source: This 100-year-old man just broke a record for working at the same company for 84 years—here’s his best career advice

Love it!

This High Schooler Invented a Low-Cost, Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm

May 6, 2022 by Leo

Seventeen-year-old Benjamin Choi put his spare time during the pandemic to good use designing an accessible device that doesn’t require brain surgery

Source: This High Schooler Invented a Low-Cost, Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm

Well done!

From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button

May 5, 2022 by Leo

MIT researchers created a portable desalination unit that can remove particles and salts simultaneously to generate drinking water. The user-friendly unit, which weighs less than 10 kilograms and does not require filters, can be powered by a small, portable solar panel.

Source: From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button

Very cool!

‘She’s my guardian angel’: DoorDasher saves Massachusetts woman’s life while delivering pizza

May 4, 2022 by Leo

When a Massachusetts woman ordered a pizza on a routine Friday evening, she had no idea the quick thinking and kindness of her delivery driver would change her life that night.

Source: ‘She’s my guardian angel’: DoorDasher saves Massachusetts woman’s life while delivering pizza

Well done!

Black woman named high school valedictorian 38 years after snub

May 3, 2022 by Leo

“It was obvious that it had to have something to do with race,” Tracey Meares said.

Source: Black woman named high school valedictorian 38 years after snub

Righting a wrong.

US Army replaces cake it stole from Italian girl in 1945

May 2, 2022 by Leo

Meri Mion was 13 when US soldiers, fighting Germans nearby, snatched the cake from a windowsill in Italy.

Source: US Army replaces cake it stole from Italian girl in 1945

Nicely done.

5 cities celebrating the earth by “plogging” | The Optimist Daily

May 1, 2022 by Leo

These five cities around the world have gotten their citizens into “plogging,” the Swedish trend of picking up trash while jogging.

Source: 5 cities celebrating the earth by “plogging” | The Optimist Daily

Cool idea!

Digby, A ‘Defusing’ Dog, Saves The Life Of A Lady Who Was Attempting Suicide On A Bridge – KNOVHOV

April 30, 2022 by Leo

Digby, a ‘Defusing’ Dog, Saves the Life of a Lady: Dogs are amazing creatures that can do things that humans are incapable of. Digby saved the life of a woman..

Source: Digby, A ‘Defusing’ Dog, Saves The Life Of A Lady Who Was Attempting Suicide On A Bridge – KNOVHOV

Amazing.

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