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2 Unwanted Dogs Spending Months in Shelter Become Best Friends–Now They’re Family After Adoption of Both
nnWhen added together, Boone and Rellie spent over 450 days at a shelter in a South Carolina human society.nnOne was deaf, the other shy, but a prospective owner who had been following their stories through social media decided enough was enough—and both deserved a happy loving home.nnRellie, with a reputation of being sweet to dogs […]
30-50% of Twins Develop a Language Exclusive to Them During Childhood
nnFrom the BBC comes a delightfully educational story about a pair of identical twins who developed their own language.nn’Umeri’ is not anything you’ll find on Google Translate: it has only two speakers, Matthew and Michael Youlden.nnIt’s written here as being “developed” rather than invented because Umeri is a sophisticated and extremely rare example of a […]
$20 Bill Found on Ground Leads to $1 Million Win for North Carolina Lottery Player
nnIt was the easiest payday that master carpenter Jerry Hicks ever made—and the biggest too.nnHe must have thought it was his lucky day when he stopped outside a convenience store and noticed $20 dollars on the ground. He didn’t know the half of it.nnHicks, from Banner Elk, North Carolina, took the $20 and walked into […]
New Jersey Teacher Uses Body as Human Shield to Protect Teen from Group Attack
nnFor many young people, teachers play the role of mentors, counselors, and friends, but for one isolated New Jersey student, his teacher became a guardian.nnOutnumbered 5 to 1, a student at William Shemin Midtown Community School in Bayonne, was set upon by his peers, only for his teacher to intervene, shielding his prone body with […]
“Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.” – John W. Gardner
Quote of the Day: “Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.” – John W. GardnernnPhoto by: Benoît Deschasaux / Unsplash+nnWith 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 30
51 years ago today, the Bosphorus Bridge was completed, linking mainland Europe with Anatolia over the Bosporus Straits for the first time. It’s a gravity-anchored suspension bridge with steel towers and inclined hangers, and upon its completion was the 4th longest suspension bridge in the world. READ more… (1973)nn