Sunday Funnies: Cat Teaches New Kitten The House Rules By Dragging Him Off Kitchen Counter (Watch)
nnA family’s surveillance video has captured a cat teaching the house rules to the new kitten—picking it up by the scruff of the neck and pulling it off the kitchen counter.nnOlivia Goodman was enjoying the night chatting on the phone while her older cat Frank disciplined the new kitty in the other room.nnThe six-year-old cat […]
After a Shark Attack Doctors Found a Tooth in His Arm–He Now Wears it as an Earring ‘Trophy’
nnA diver who was attacked by a shark has turned one of its teeth into an earring—and says wearing the ‘trophy’ has given him closure.nnAngus Kockott was freediving in the shallow water off a French Polynesian island in May when, out of nowhere, a 7-foot grey reef shark appeared from behind the coral and clamped […]
Attorney Warns His Voice was Cloned by AI in Phone Scam That Nearly Tricked His Dad Out of $35k
nnAn attorney has issued a warning over an elaborate AI voice-cloning scam which nearly fooled his dad into handing over $35,000.nnYou may have heard about election interference scams that use AI to recreate a candidate’s voice to spread disinformation about voting—but that same artificial intelligence is being used to create panic in family members over […]
Mercury Pollution From Human Activities is Declining–With a 10% Drop in Emissions, Say MIT Scientists
nnMIT researchers have some good news for the environment: “Mercury emissions from human activity have been declining over the past two decades, despite global emissions inventories that indicate otherwise.“nnThe unexpected reduction in human-driven pollution led to a 10 percent decline in mercury concentrations in the air.nnFor the new study, researchers analyzed measurements from all 51 […]
“The soul that is within me no man can degrade.” – Frederick Douglass
Quote of the Day: “The soul that is within me no man can degrade.” – Frederick DouglassnnPhoto by: Levi GuzmannnWith 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, October 13
Happy 90th birthday to the incredible Nana Mouskouri. For those unfamiliar with this goddess of Euro songbirds, she released over 200 albums of songs in 12 languages, including Greek, French, English, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Hebrew, Welsh, Mandarin Chinese, and Corsican. The Cretan/Athenian songbird became an iconic figure thanks to her jet-black bob and […]