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September 12, 2023

Man Sets up Telescope on NYC Street for Passersby To Catch a Glimpse of Saturn

Astronomy is quite compelling regardless of your level of knowledge about it. After all, you don't need to be a professional astronomer to be fascinated by a full moon or a starry sky. That's why, when a man set up his telescope in the middle of a Brooklyn street, a lot of people stopped and took a break from their routines.

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September 11, 2023

9-Year-Old Gives Tearjerking Speech at His Sister’s Wedding

Weddings are a significant milestone in people's lives.

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September 11, 2023

Mom Teaches Sons How To Share Household Responsibilities So Their Future Partners Can Be Equals

Many people put in effort every day to make the world a more equal place.

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September 9, 2023

Baby Gorilla Develops Unique Bond to Zookeeper After He Reared Him and Nursed Him Back to Health

Zookeepers go the extra mile for the animals under their care. We've seen them do all kinds of things, from helping them cope with nausea during pregnancy to saving them from wildfires in Hawai'i and self-isolating at the park during the Covid lockdown. Recently, a zookeeper in Australia named Chad Staples fought against all odds, and reared a baby gorilla back to health, ultimately saving its life.

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September 8, 2023

How Bob Barker Used His Influence To Save Animals

As the host of The Price is Right for 35 years, Bob Barker spent the morning in many people's living rooms.

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September 5, 2023

Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson Start a Maui Relief Fund With a $10 Million Donation

After the devastating Maui wildfires, people from all walks of life scrambled to find ways to support the victims.

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September 1, 2023

Ancient Greece’s Extinct Miracle Plant Once Used as Medicine and as a Contraceptive May Have Been Rediscovered in Turkey

The ancient Greeks used many natural remedies. Among them was a golden plant that grew on long thick stalks called silphium, or silphion. The plant treated coughs and fevers, functioned as a perfume, and was even used as an aphrodisiac as well as a contraceptive. Its importance was so great that it is found embossed on the reverses of ancient Cyrenaic coins from Cyrene, an ancient Greek city in modern-day Libya.

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August 31, 2023

5-Year-Old Boy’s Lemonade Stand Raises Over $17,000 for Victims of Maui Wildfires

Kids are highly sensitive to the problems of the world.

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August 30, 2023

LEGO Creates Braille Bricks for Blind and Visually Impaired Children

LEGOs are a staple of childhood learning and creativity.

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August 30, 2023

100 Million Seeds From Native Plants Are Released Into the Brazilian Amazon by Daring Skydiver

Brazilian stunt performer Luigi Cani is an incredible athlete. The skydiving legend has completed nearly 14,000 jumps and set 11 world records over his two-decade-long career. That would be impressive on its own, but Cani's legacy has only grown as he's used his talents to better the world.

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