Rubble from Bombed Ukrainian Buildings Is Being Turned into LEGO-like Blocks to Make New Homes (WATCH)
nnAn Australian startup has created the world’s first mobile brick factory that pulverizes rubble from ruined buildings and presses them into LEGO-like bricks.nnIdealized as the ultimate in long-term housing solutions for disaster areas, locals who need shelter can place the rubble from their ruined homes inside the machine and within a few days will have […]
Family Unearths Treasure of 1,500 Medieval Coins During Excavation for a New Swimming Pool
nnThe kids of one German household would have been bouncing with excitement as excavations for their new below-ground pool were going on. But imagine their surprise when men from the local council arrived to explain they had found buried treasure instead.nnDescribed by Live Science as “the biggest treasure since 1949 in the region of Freiburg,” […]
US National Parks Are Receiving Record-High Gift of $100 Million to Protect and Restore Fragile Ecosystems
nnThe official non-profit organization representing America’s National Parks has received notice that it is set to receive the largest philanthropic gift of its history.nn$100 million has been set aside for the National Parks Foundation (NPF) from the Lilly Endowment for the purpose of protecting the most fragile ecosystems our parks contain.nnSome national parks like Glacier […]
Florida Man Deploys ‘Subliminal’ Advertising to Incite Happiness Through Viral Sign-Hanging Campaign
nn”That’s 602,” says Gary King, climbing down from a ladder propped up against a telephone poll, a red and white sign reading “HAPPINESS” newly affixed to its side.nn”All I’m doing is subliminal experiments using one word, one word. This word has been around forever but where do you see it? You don’t.”nnKing has been hanging […]
“I think and think for months and years. 99 times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I’m right.” – Albert Einstein
Quote of the Day: “I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I’m right.” – Albert EinsteinnnPhoto by: Dollar GillnnWith a new inspirational quote every day, atop the perfect photo—collected and archived on our Quote of the Day page—why not bookmark GNN.org for a daily uplift?nn
Good News in History, August 28
116 years ago today, Roger Tory Peterson, the inventor of the modern field guide, was born. The American naturalist, ornithologist, artist, and educator published his groundbreaking Guide to the Birds in 1934, at age 25, and its first printing sold out in one week. The Peterson Field Guide series eventually included topics ranging from rocks […]