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“Our team sprang into action once we learned there was a missing toy puppy left on property,” the hotel’s general manager said

Source: Hotel Treats Stuffed Animal to a Vacation After 4-Year-Old Leaves His ‘Snuggle Puppy’ Behind: ‘So Happy’

Very cute.

“I thought, ‘I gotta fix this.'”

Source: A boy was in tears because he didn’t have PJs for Pajamas Day. His bus driver came to the rescue

Nice.

Admin Note

I almost missed it, but today is the 7th anniversary of Not All News Is Bad. Wow. I didn’t really expect it would last this long, but I also get that it, and publications like it, are needed now more than ever. Thanks for coming along for the ride!

-Leo

Ahead of his birthday, the great-grandad read out the note to interviewers, dressed in the uniform he wore on D-day.

Source: 100-yo D-Day Veteran Knew WWII Was Ending 48 Hours Before Rest of the World–Still Keeps the Historic Note

Wow!

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – It was a reunion unlikely for a Las Vegas family and their pet cat after the four-legged feline went missing not months but years ago. Lucipurr a 10-year-old cat waited a l…

Source: Missing cat reunites with Las Vegas family 2 years later

Lucky kitty and family!

Nearly 16 years after an EF-5 tornado tore through Parkersburg, one family learned a priceless piece of their history, thought to be lost to the storm, was safe

Source: Priceless Reunion: Parkersburg family recovers photo lost during 2008 tornado

Lovely.

The advance may help users feel a greater sense of human connection through touch

Source: In a First, a Prosthetic Limb Can Sense Temperature Like a Living Hand

Very cool. (No pun intended.)

“I literally cried when I held that cat and comforted him to let him know it was okay,” said Steven Murrow, a professional tree climber.

Source: Yes, cats do get stuck in trees. This climber rescues them for free.

We love our cat rescuers.

A former Royal Air Forces pilot has taken to the skies in a Spitfire at 102 years old. Jack Hemmings, an ex-squadron leader with Britain’s air force, is believed to be the oldest pilot to fly the World War II plane.

Source: 102-year-old British veteran flies a Spitfire on a delightfully bumpy ride for charity

Love it.

The movement, known as “scarf bombing,” is the act of leaving handmade scarves in public places when it’s cold out.

Source: ‘Scarf bombing’ is helping keep people warm in the winter months (Gift link)

Neat idea.

Boosting the KIBRA protein reversed memory impairment in mouse model of Alzhheimer’s despite the presence of toxic tau.

Source: Buck Scientists Discover a Potential Way to Repair Synapses Damaged in Alzheimer’s Disease – BUCK

Fascinating.