Clever corvids become newest weapon in Södertälje’s war against street litter
Source: Swedish firm deploys crows to pick up cigarette butts
Neat idea.
U-2 Pilot Helps GA Pilot In Distress – AVweb
A GA pilot with an engine failure got some help from on high last week. The unidentified pilot lost his engine over Lake Berryessa, about 40 miles west of Sacramento, California, on Feb. 8, and he lost communication to air traffic control. But the distress call caught the attention of a U-2 Dragon Lady pilot […]
Source: U-2 Pilot Helps GA Pilot In Distress – AVweb
Pretty cool.
A rabbi decided to sponsor an Afghan refugee family. When he needed a hand, he brought in a mosque and a church.
Rabbi Adam Raskin said he wanted to show the refugee family “what kind of country they’ve relocated to.”
Cool example of what’s possible.
Secrets & sacrifices: Greenwood man donates kidney to aunt he didn’t know he had
Bill Kimler didn’t know he had an aunt named Karen Atwood. He didn’t know she was in desperate need of a kidney. He certainly had no idea he’d be the…
Source: Secrets & sacrifices: Greenwood man donates kidney to aunt he didn’t know he had
Pretty amazing story.
‘He’s my hero’: 80-year-old rescues stranded drivers in blizzard after social media SOS
André Bouvier, 80, guided stranded cars on foot and offered shelter at his farm during a severe storm in the Canadian city of Regina, Saskatchewan.
Source: ‘He’s my hero’: 80-year-old rescues stranded drivers in blizzard after social media SOS
Impressive.
Man’s wife said he needs to ‘make friends,’ so he made pancakes for dozens of neighbors
Curtis Kimball, the former owner of the food truck called the Crème Brûlée Cart, hosted a pancake meet-up for his neighbors last month in San Francisco.
Source: Man’s wife said he needs to ‘make friends,’ so he made pancakes for dozens of neighbors
Cool idea, cool result.
Indonesia crocodile finally freed from tire after six years
An elusive Indonesian crocodile, which has swum around with a motorcycle tire stuck around its neck for six years, has finally been freed by an animal lover on the island of Sulawesi.
Source: Indonesia crocodile finally freed from tire after six years
Six YEARS?!
Horses were trapped in the Colorado fire. This couple rode into the flames to save them in the dead of the night.
“It was pretty much a miracle,” Yvonne Williams said. “These helpers, they walked through fire to rescue our horses.”
Well done.
Eagles safety Anthony Harris takes Texas girl to ‘Daddy-Daughter Dance’
After losing her father unexpectedly, Audrey Soape’s mother swung into action when it was time for the “Daddy-Daughter Dance.” She reached out on social media to Audrey’s favorite football player – Eagles safety Anthony Harris.
Source: Eagles safety Anthony Harris takes Texas girl to ‘Daddy-Daughter Dance’
Nicely done.
This plastic-free Cassava bag dissolves in hot water
Seeking to help eliminate single-use plastic bags worldwide, an Australian startup, Cassava Bags, has launched its version of the biodegradable single-use non-plastic bag that can dissolve in hot wat
Source: This plastic-free Cassava bag dissolves in hot water
Very cool. I hope it spreads.