81 Year Old Breaks World Record For Her Husband
At 81 years old Bonnie Sumner stood in her Colorado gym ready to hang from a pull up bar for over three minutes to smash a Guinness World Record. Bonnie who lost her husband Mark of 60 years in December 2023 discovered a remarkable talent for dead hangs when she returned to the gym in […]
Cows Are Even Smarter Than We Thought
Veronika the cow has amazed researchers by using a broom to scratch specific areas of her body demonstrating tool use, a skill that was not previously known to be possessed by cattle and calling into question the previous assessment of the cognitive abilities of these farm animals. Study leader Alice Auersperg told the Keystone SDA […]
This Artist Covered Rent For His Grandmother’s Building
ASAP Rocky covered rent for every tenant living in his grandmother’s Harlem apartment building on 140th and Lennox following the release of his fourth album Don’t Be Dumb, partnering with payments rewards program Bilt to give back to the community that shaped him into who he is today. The rapper revealed on The Tonight Show […]
Mill Employees Refuse To Leave Cats Behind
When Tawni Marcil found out the mill in British Columbia where she works is closing permanently, her first thought was about the colony of feral cats who have called the worksite home for almost as long as the mill has existed. Marcil is one of 350 workers on Vancouver Island losing their jobs after the […]
He Fled War To Become A Sumo Champion In Japan
Danylo Yavhusyshyn fled Ukraine after the Russian invasion in 2022 and moved to Germany to join his mother who had been working there, but instead of settling into a new life far from home, he pursued his childhood dream of becoming a professional sumo wrestler in Japan where he now goes by the name Aonishiki. […]
Finland Teaches 3 Year Olds To Spot Fake News
Finland has been waging a quiet but incredibly effective war against fake news and disinformation for decades, and the battle begins in preschool classrooms with students as young as 3 years old learning to analyze media and recognize false information. The Nordic nation of 5.6 million people has woven media literacy into its national curriculum […]
The Phone Policy That’s Changing California Classrooms Forever
Governor Gavin Newsom signed groundbreaking legislation requiring every California school district, charter school, and county office of education to limit or prohibit smartphone use on campus by July 2026, marking a major victory for student mental health and academic success. The Phone-Free School Act responds to overwhelming research showing that excessive smartphone use increases anxiety, […]
The Cancer Survival Number That’s Making History
For the first time in history, seven in ten people now live at least five years after their cancer diagnosis, marking an extraordinary milestone that the American Cancer Society announced represents decades of progress in the fight against this devastating disease. The groundbreaking 70 percent five year survival rate stands in stark contrast to the […]
This Family Created The First Mass Produced Electric Tractor
A Swiss family business that started as a one man operation in the 1970s has just achieved something no other company in Europe has accomplished, building the continent’s first mass produced fully electric tractor. The Knüsel family worked together for years to develop the SKE 40, an innovative electric tractor that runs on solar power […]
Knee Replacements Could Soon Be A Thing Of The Past
A simple injection that blocks an aging protein helped old mice regrow the cartilage in their knee joints, according to a study from Stanford Medicine that could change the future for millions of people suffering from painful joint problems. The treatment works on knee cartilage that naturally wears down as we age, and it also […]