People put down a lot of money on Powerball tickets but one big winner did something unusual with his winnings: He gave his entire $150,000 prize to charity.
Source: Powerball winner donates every penny of $150K prize to charity
Wow!
Merrillville firefighters rescue injured owl stuck in the middle of lake
Firefighter Jason Coin and Lt. Scott Molchan of the Merrillville Fire Department arrived to the scene with cold water suits and an ice rescue sled, Coin said. Both are trained
Source: Merrillville firefighters rescue injured owl stuck in the middle of lake
Nice!
Sign language performer Justina Miles goes viral during Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime performance
Miles, who is hard of hearing, was valedictorian at Model Secondary School for the Deaf and has gone viral on for performing popular songs on TikTok.
Source: Sign language performer Justina Miles goes viral during Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime performance
Fun to watch, even if you don’t understand ASL (or care about football 
)
Wife of WWII Soldier Spent Decades on Husband’s Wish to Reunite Japanese Family With Photo Album He Found on Okinawa
With persistence, belief, and the amount of sheer dumb luck normally needed to win the lottery, a Portland senior tracked down a Japanese family based on the photos left behind in an album her late husband plucked from the shrapnel-strewn beaches of Okinawa in 1945. Strangers, friends of friends, and non-English speakers all pitched in […]
Quite the story!
Five Years of NANIB!
We take a break from our usual programming to celebrate a slightly different bit of good news:
Five. Years.
Today is the 5th anniversary of Not All News is Bad (*). And I don’t think I missed a day. (Excel tells me that 1,826 days. Whew!)
Thank you for tagging along and sharing NANIB (as my friends and I often refer to it) with your friends and family. The world still needs a constant reminder that all the shouting media appearances to the contrary: not all news is bad!
Onward!
(*) The email version, that is. My informal and random Facebook posts started late in the year prior — hence the “2017” in the masthead.
A 3-legged dog was struggling. A high school engineering class stepped in.
In their engineering and design class, students are making custom devices to help Sadie, whose leg was amputated after an accident, regain her stride.
Source: A 3-legged dog was struggling. A high school engineering class stepped in.
Great opportunity.
Matching medicine dosage to patient’s DNA can cut side effects 30%: LUMC
Tailoring medicine dosages to a patient’s DNA can reduce serious side effects by 30 percent, according to an international study led by Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and published in The Lancet. “The one-size-fits-all approach for prescribing medication is outdated,” LUMC said.
Source: Matching medicine dosage to patient’s DNA can cut side effects 30%: LUMC
Fascinating,
An Arkansas man returned a lost wallet to a grandmother. His kind act sparked an unexpected friendship.
A 19-year-old Arkansas man’s random act of kindness has sparked an unexpected friendship between him and the recipient of his generosity.
So cool.
Teen gives 16,000 valentines to people who might not otherwise get one
Patrick Kaufmann, 14, has involved students across the D.C. area to make the cards for people in hospitals, nursing homes and other places.
Source: Teen gives 16,000 valentines to people who might not otherwise get one
Very cool.
She got the last seat on a flight next to a stranger. They’ve been married for 40 years | CNN
American Vickie Moretz got the last seat on a flight to the UK in 1982, finding herself sat next to Englishman Graham Kidner. Four decades later, they tell the story of a whirlwind romance that never stopped.
Source: She got the last seat on a flight next to a stranger. They’ve been married for 40 years | CNN
Very nice.