Not All News is Bad!

Alena Wicker is a 12-year-old genius who will be attending college this May and wants to be an engineer at NASA.

Source: This 12-year-old genius has her sights set on becoming a NASA engineer

Impressive!

Phi Gamma Delta brothers at Louisiana State University paid off the mortgage for their former house cook Jessie Hamilton

Source: LSU Frat Brothers Pay Off Mortgage of Beloved House Cook 30 Years Later: ‘The Most Giving Person’

Nicely done.

Brandon Carroll spent his last day of deployment with a puppy he cared for outside the compound. They reunited in Indianapolis a few months later.

Source: ‘She stole my heart’: Indy Marine reunites with puppy he rescued while deployed

Gotta love happy endings.

Innovative European project Flagships is expected to deploy what is believed to be the world’s first commercial cargo vessel that operates on hydrogen – and commercial operations are set to commence in 2021.

Source: Flagships: Hydrogen-powered commercial cargo vessel set for river Seine in Paris

Very cool. I wonder if it’s also quieter?

Coworkers that had been searching for weeks found appointments for eligible family members in just days, he said, with the help of the new website.

Source: He built a website showing open Covid-19 vaccine appointments across the US. Some call it a lifesaver

On one hand, it’s unfortunate that it’s needed, on the other, it’s absolutely awesome that volunteers like this are stepping up. I’ve heard of other, similar, efforts in other locations as well.

Jen Glantz, the founder of Bridesmaid for Hire, wondered if she’d ever get married. Then, she met Adam Kossoff. The couple eloped during the COVID-19 pandemic outside the coffee shop where they first met.

Source: Bridesmaid Who Was Hired for More Than 125 Weddings Gets Married Where She First Met Husband

Huh. I didn’t even know that was a job.

Nearly two decades after he was born in a Starbucks bathroom, Jonathan Celner was shocked to discover a message from the barista who helped deliver him.

Source: 18 years after helping deliver baby in Starbucks bathroom, man reunites with kid

Cool story.

Haley Moore was walking her one-and-a-half-year old Maremma mix, Clover, through their Stittsville neighbourhood Tuesday morning, when suddenly she began to seize.

Source: Lucky Clover: Family dog stops traffic in Ottawa neighbourhood to help owner during a medical emergency

Wow.

In August of 2000, Danny Stewart, then 34, discovered a newborn baby abandoned in a Manhattan subway station and called 911. He and Pete Mercurio, then 32, soon adopted Kevin.

Source: Newborn adopted by couple that found him in NYC subway is all grown up

What a cool story.

the louvre has just made its entire collection online, allowing everyone to immerse into the world of art from home, and for free.

Source: the louvre just made its entire art collection available online for free

Wow.