A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
The cancer death rate in 2017 posted the largest single-year drop ever recorded, as continued declines in smoking and new treatments reduced the lung cancer mortality rate, according to a new report issued Wednesday by the American Cancer Society.
Source: Cancer death rate posts biggest one-year drop ever – The Washington Post
Such great progress.
A Yankton woman is rejoicing tonight after a special reunion.She lost her wedding about a month ago and it’s journey back home is quite miraculous.
Source: Woman is Reunited with Wedding Ring After Losing it in Popcorn – KDLT
Always check your popcorn…. 
A Mallacoota venue could have become the pub with no beer, but locals won’t be left without a coldie thanks to a navy delivery.
Source: Fire-ravaged Mallacoota to receive beer delivery from Navy ship | 7NEWS.com.au
A priority I can totally understand!
Not surprisingly, the group grew in leaps and bounds and UPS Dogs now has over 1.5 million likes on Facebook and 543K followers on Instagram.
I’ve followed this group for some time, and it is pretty darned cute.
Meet Tom Barreto. What an amazing man! Every year during the December holiday season the Brick Barnes & Noble holds a book drive to donate books to
Source: Pt. Pleasant Barber Buys Books for Kids Who Need Them
Nice.
Last year felt pretty awful most of the time. But if you take the long view, 2019 was actually a relatively amazing year to be alive.
Source: 20 Ways the World Got Better in 2019, in Charts | Time
I typically focus on smaller, more personal examples, but collections of data like this showing multi-year trends speak to me in a different, very positive way as well.
Sikh Volunteers Australia members are being praised by several people, including government officials, for their efforts to feed the bushfire-affected.
It’s a horrific situation, but it’s bringing out the best in many, many people.
The 43-year old single mother was a hair stylist by day and an Uber driver by night.
Source: Uber driver gets college degree thanks to generosity from passenger
Well done.
The Philippines is the first country with a serious vitamin A deficiency problem to approve genetically modified golden rice as safe for humans and animals to eat
Source: GM golden rice gets landmark safety approval in the Philippines | New Scientist
Awesome.
After 10 months and a quarter of a million dollars of renovations, the doors to Northlandz, the world’s largest model train museum located in Flemington, reopened on September 26 with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
Source: Northlandz, Flemington’s ‘wonder of the world,’ reopens after renovations by new owner
I wanna go!