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November 7, 2022

Woman Has Idea to “Rent” Out Her Handy Husband and Their Family Business Has Taken Off

Not everyone is handy. The prospect of hanging a shelf, for instance, can frighten some folks. That’s where a handy person is key for doing those odd jobs. Laura Young knew that her spouse James had skills in furniture building, woodworking, installation, and much more. Based on his expertise, she had the idea to start a handyman business called Rent My Handy Husband—and business is booming.

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October 26, 2022

4-Year-Old Hero Learns To Call Paramedics, Then Saves His Mother’s Life a Day Later

Monty Cocker says he's not a superhero, just a “regular hero.

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October 20, 2022

Trailblazing Actress Anna May Wong Becomes the First Asian American to Appear on U.S. Currency

Anna May Wong, a groundbreaking actress from the early days of Hollywood, has become the first Asian American to be...

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October 7, 2022

World’s Whitest White Paint Now Thin Enough to Use on Cars to Better Combat Global Warming

You might have heard about engineers and artists working for years to create the world’s blackest black, but what about the other end of the spectrum? In October 2020, a team at Purdue University’s School of Mechanical Engineering created the world’s whitest white paint, capable of reflecting 95.5% of all light that hits it.

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October 4, 2022

Young Person Pays It Forward by Taking 100-Year-Old Veteran on a Free Trip to Disneyland

The world could always use more kindness.

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October 4, 2022

Costco Promises To Keep Hot Dog and Drink Combo at $1.50, Even Through Inflation

The Costco food court combo of a hot dog and a refillable drink for $1.

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September 30, 2022

Man Braves Hurricane Ian to Rescue a Stranded Cat From Rising Waters

Megan Scavo can be certain that she's picked the right man. Scavo's boyfriend, Mike Ross, recently braved the rising high waters of Florida's Hurricane Ian to rescue a terrified and stranded cat. Fortuitously, Ross's mother, Marybeth Ross, caught her brave son's impressive deed on camera, and Scavo posted the video on Twitter. Now the wonderful story of Ross's instinctive act to help the feline has inspired cat lovers and others in need of a hero.

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September 30, 2022

Alzheimer’s Drug Shown To Slow Down Disease by Nearly 30% In Clinical Trial

Alzheimer’s disease is a devasting neurological disorder that affects memory, thinking, and behavior for which there is no cure.

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September 26, 2022

Wildlife Rescue Gets a Fresh Fruit Feast When a Truck Spills a Bunch of Watermelons

On the final day of the Annual Watermelon Festival in Farmerville, Louisiana, a produce truck carrying melons was on its...

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September 21, 2022

Author Spends Decades Trying to Find the Woman Who Taught Him How to Read

Jamil Jan Kochai moved to America from Afghanistan when he was a baby and grew up in a household that only spoke Pashto and Farsi. Struggling in an English-speaking classroom, Kochai was met with ignorance and a lack of empathy by his kindergarten teacher, who punished him for not understanding his directions in English.

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