A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
‘I hope it will bring as much pleasure as it did in the past and in a world where we suffered from a pandemic, wars, and political situation,’ says Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman
Source: 2 giant rubber ducks debut in Hong Kong in bid to drive ‘double happiness’
I don’t know why, but this just tickles me.
Three studies add weight to growing evidence that physical activity can help patients who have the disease
Source: Walking and yoga ‘can cut risk of cancer spreading or returning’
Important.
“Roping a cow in the middle of the freeway was definitely a first for all of us,” said cowboy Ricky Littlejohn, who returned the bovine to a sanctuary.
Source: A steer ran wild on a busy interstate. A cowboy with a lasso gave chase.
Yee haw!
Scientists in Israel have developed a new kind of “chemical camouflage” from natural components that could more effectively keep pesky mosquito bites at bay.
Source: Scientists develop new repellent that can stop 99% of mosquitos
Sign me up!
A lucky coincidence has given Murphy the opportunity to nurture an eaglet of his own
Source: Eagle Who Thought Rock Was an Egg Finally Gets to Be a Dad
Cute.
“This shows us there’s something unique about kindness which may buffer the effects of negative news on our mental health.”
Source: Seeing stories of kindness may counteract the negative effects of consuming bad news
Well, yeah! But we here at NANIB already knew this, right? 
A local nurse and her boyfriend saved a man’s life on their flight home from the Bahamas.
Source: ‘A hero in the skies:’ Baltimore nurse saves man’s life during mid-flight emergency
Wow!
Firefighter Raymond Sikes saved Mary Majcunich-Beasley, who was pregnant, from a stuck elevator in 2005. He recently attended her daughter’s graduation party.
Source: He rescued a pregnant woman. 18 years later, he saw her baby graduate.
Nice story.
Australian researchers have made a major leap forward, paving the way for the treatment of endometriosis, which could rapidly change health outcomes for women.
Source: Breakthrough in disease affecting one in nine women
Hope for a lot of women.
New York state’s power grid met about 20% of its electricity demand with energy from the sun for one hour last week, marking the highest ever output from solar generation, the grid operator said on Tuesday.
Source: Record solar power generated in New York state -grid operator
Impressive.