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Drunk Raccoon Update: Over $180k Raised!
When surveillance footage captured a raccoon on a booze-fueled rampage through an ABC liquor store in Ashland, Virginia, smashing dozens of bottles and raiding shelves before passing out face down on the bathroom floor, nobody could have predicted the viral sensation and fundraising phenomenon that would follow. Animal control officers
NYC Backpack Adventure That Saves Shelter Dogs Every Week
Bryan Reisberg discovered that his Corgi named Maxine had a magical ability to cheer people up during their daily commutes underground in New York City, transforming serious faces into smiles and making heavy loads feel lighter simply by staring at subway riders from inside a backpack. The NYC resident started
This Stray Cat Walked Into Third Grade And Never Left
A lovable orange stray cat named Tombi appeared on the grounds of a public elementary school in Izmir, Turkey, and after spending a few weeks in the school garden seeking attention from children, he boldly ventured straight into teacher Ivaşcu’s third grade classroom where students immediately adored him. Unlike most
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The 112 Year Old Christmas Tradition That Just Went Nationwide Online
The U.S. Postal Service’s Operation Santa program, now in its 112th year, has expanded nationwide online allowing anyone in the United States to adopt letters written to Santa by hopeful children and families in need and send responses and gifts on his behalf. What began in 1912 as a small
How The Military Tracks Santa
Every December, millions of families around the world track Santa’s Yuletide journey through the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s Santa Tracker, a holiday tradition that has grown from humble origins into a massive volunteer operation. NORAD’s powerful North Warning System features 47 radar installations strategically positioned across Alaska and northern
This Is How NORAD Santa Tracker Started
In 1955, Sears Roebuck & Co. ran a newspaper advertisement in Colorado Springs with a phone number children could call to speak with Santa, but a printing error connected eager kids not to the North Pole but to the red phone on the desk of Continental Air Defense Command director
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Happy Health
The School Garden That Teaches Kids Food Doesn’t Come From Stores
When Sister Sharon Dillon arrived at Heritage Middle School in South Berwyn, Illinois six years ago, she found seven garden beds completely overtaken by weeds and wondered how such a positive school could look so neglected outside, but now those beds burst with cucumbers, collard greens, tomatoes, onions, garlic, potatoes,
Scientists Taught Brains A New Language Using Light
Northwestern University scientists have created a wireless brain implant around the size of a postage stamp and thinner than a credit card that uses light to send information directly to the brain, bypassing natural sensory pathways in what researchers are calling a major leap for neurobiology with immense therapeutic potential.
Pets Make Romantic Relationships Happier
A groundbreaking study published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships has revealed that having a pet present during social interactions makes people significantly happier, with romantic couples experiencing benefits that extend far beyond the moment their furry companion leaves the room. Researchers at the study recruited 37 romantic