“I thought for a brief second, ‘Do I know this guy?’ ” Blanton tells PEOPLE, but then he thought, “‘No, it can’t be. I don’t know anybody here’ “
Source: Uber Driver Picks Up Passenger and Realizes It’s His Long-Lost Friend
Love it.
Deaf man gets lift from a stranger when he needs it most
Jesse Crum was at work when a stranger walked in the door needing help. What he did next led to both a friendship and a powerful example of humanity.
Source: Deaf man gets lift from a stranger when he needs it most
Very cool.
Pride sign decayed as a man fought cancer. Neighbors revived it.
Silver Spring neighborhood restores iconic LOVE sign to honor its creator, Mike Heffner, who died of cancer last year.
Source: Pride sign decayed as a man fought cancer. Neighbors revived it. (gift link)
Community. Love.
Lithium-ion batteries made out of recycled solar panels
Researchers have found a way to make silicon from old solar panels into “game-changing” powerful anodes for lithium-ion batteries.
Source: Lithium-ion batteries made out of recycled solar panels
So much progress in the E/EV world.
Scientists 3D Print LEGO Bricks Made Out of Meteorite Dust
These Space Bricks will help astronauts figure out how to build structures with local materials on the moon.
Source: Scientists 3D Print LEGO Bricks Made Out of Meteorite Dust
I believe this is already happening on Earth as well. Very cool.
Scientists use whey protein sponges to extract gold from computer parts, like motherboards — the process is 50X less expensive than the cost of gold and eco-friendly
A byproduct of dairy has been found to be exceptionally good at extracting precious metals from electronic circuit boards.
Pretty cool.
Woman who moved into new home has ‘no words’ after 98-year-old neighbor left this at her doorstep
Kelly McDuff and her family had just moved into her new home when she was greeted by an unexpected gift: a homemade cake. “We just moved into a house and my 98-year-old neighbor just dropped off a cake to welcome us to the neighborhood,” McDuff wrote in the caption of a TikTok video, which currently has 14.5 million views.
Source: Woman who moved into new home has ‘no words’ after 98-year-old neighbor left this at her doorstep
Lovely.
Dog missing for a week rescued from Scots cliff ‘only had rainwater to survive’
Over the weekend Police Scotland called out Assynt Mountain Rescue Team after a sighting of the dog on some cliffs barking.
Source: Dog missing for a week rescued from Scots cliff ‘only had rainwater to survive’
Yikes!
Over 700 cats saved after TikTok star saves injured cat, raises $190K
A South Texas cat sanctuary struggling to keep up with its care of injured and hospice cats was on the verge of shutting down when it was rescued by a TikTok influencer and his community. The sanctuary director called the interaction with the normally Kansas-based influencer a “miracle.”
Source: Over 700 cats saved after TikTok star saves injured cat, raises $190K
Very cool story.
Missing Deaf Dog and Deaf Owner Reunited in Heartwarming Moment Thanks to GPS Collar
“Since he’s a deaf dog, we can’t just go calling out for him. He won’t hear us. I was so worried because we just got him and I was so scared of anything ever happening to him,” he told KTVI.
Source: Missing Deaf Dog and Deaf Owner Reunited in Heartwarming Moment Thanks to GPS Collar
Happy ending.