The Ice Bucket Challenge turns 10 this month. It launched in August of 2014, and it’s raised $220 MILLION over the past decade to help find a cure for ALS. The guy who started it was Pete Frates, who lost his battle with ALS in 2019. His family is hoping to relaunch the challenge in…… read more »
A former “nervous flyer” named Brian Morris is sharing the secret to overcoming his fear. It’s basically a set of flashcards, which he’s selling as something called the Flight Deck. It’s meant to be CALMING by reminding people that everything that happens on an airplane is actually NORMAL. (Here’s more about it. He’s selling his…… read more »
A guy in the U.K. named Jonny Clothier graduated from Bristol University 41 years ago, but never got his diploma because his roommate’s parrot wrecked their dorm. Jonny moved out and never made his last rent payment of around $100. But four decades later, the school decided to waive it, so he finally got his…… read more »
An Asheville Red Lobster accidentally received a lobster that looked pre-cooked. Orange lobsters are rare, only around 1 in every 30 million are that color, but it’s the second orange lobster they’ve dealt with this month. Another orange one showed up at a Red Lobster in Colorado a few weeks ago. Both lobsters had their…… read more »
America’s oldest living person just celebrated another birthday. Elizabeth Francis lives in Houston and turned 115 on Thursday. She was born in 1909, five years before the start of World War One. She credits her good health to her faith, and the fact that she’s never smoked. Her advice to young people is don’t be…… read more »
Violet is our adoptable Rock Dog this week. She’s a tan and blue American Pit Bull Terrier, and the shelter staff thinks Violet is about two years old. She’s very sweet and has the prettiest smile. She was returned in June due to no fault of her own, and the shelter life is not for…… read more »
Two years ago, a British woman named Sarah de Lagarde lost an arm and a leg in a terrible subway accident. She got run over by TWO trains, but she’s not letting it hold her back. Next month, she’s heading to Tanzania to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. She’d be the first female double prosthetic amputee to…… read more »
A study found gratitude is on the rise. Feelings of thankfulness plummeted during the pandemic, but they’ve been rising ever since. Over half of Americans say they regularly feel grateful for stuff. And a separate study earlier this month found being grateful can actually help you live longer…………… An influencer named Ben Kilner custom built…… read more »
How had no one invented this yet? A group of engineering students at Johns Hopkins came up with a silencer for leaf blowers that makes them 37% less loud. They’ve already signed a deal with Black & Decker and expect them to be available to buy within two years……………….. A nine-year-old boy named Rivers found a…… read more »
New York’s famous Serendipity 3 restaurant did something nice for a longtime customer this weekend. Barbara Silverstein has been going there ever since they first opened in 1954. So, 70 YEARS. For National Ice Cream Day, they created a special dessert called the Barbara Silverstein Sundae: Three scoops of coffee ice cream with hot fudge,…… read more »