Good News in History, March 22
56 years ago today, native Mexican or “Chicino” residents in San Diego, California occupied a site under the Coronado Bridge, leading to the creation of Chicano Park. Home to the country’s largest collection of outdoor murals, as well as various sculptures, earthworks, and an architectural piece dedicated to the cultural heritage of the community. The […]
Boy Selling Towel That Stays Cool for 2 Hours Wins $200,000 in Prize Money
A teenage boy who is marketing a towel that stays cold for two hours has bested 15,000 other inventors to win a £150,000 cash prize ($200k) in an international competition. 16-year-old Harrison Nott is juggling his normal schoolwork while running his CoolTowel company, which earned £100k in revenues last year. He became an entrepreneur in […]
Good News in History, March 19
20 years ago today, the Second World Congress of Imams and Rabbis for Peace took place with 150 Jewish Rabbis and Muslim Imams aiming for Islam and Judaism to become instruments of peace. The goals of the first meeting in 2005 included 1) condemning violence perpetrated in the name of religion 2) the creation of […]
Good News in History, March 18
250 years ago today, Great Britain repealed the Stamp Act of 1765 which the American colonists so vehemently disagreed with. It imposed a direct tax on the colonists and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper from London which included an embossed revenue stamp. A majority considered it a […]
Dramatic CCTV Footage Shows Mom and Daughter Rescued from Sand Sinkhole, Thanks to Heroes With Ropes
CCTV surveillance footage captured the dramatic scene as a mother and young daughter were rescued after they became stuck waist-deep in wet sand—just meters away from each other. A young girl was playing in the sand at 5:20 pm, near the Three Shells Lagoon, in Essex, England before she suddenly sinks knee-deep and becomes stuck. […]
Farmer Saved From Ruin After Strangers Rally to Pay $40k to Remove Tons of Rubbish Dumped on His Land
An 80-year-old farmer in England was being forced to pay $52,000 (£40k) to remove rubbish that was illegally dumped on his land by miscreants, until a kind neighbor set up a fundraising campaign to help clear the mess. The farmer in his eighties was facing prosecution, after the UK Environment Agency deemed the clean-up job […]
Scans That Make Prostate Cancer Cells ‘Glow’ Can Eliminate Invasive Biopsies and False Diagnoses
Scans that make prostate cancer cells ‘glow’ can eliminate the need for invasive biopsies—and they are already available in Australia and Europe. The state of the art imaging test uses a molecule that binds to prostate cancer cells, causing them to “light up in a remarkable way”—appearing as bright spots in the scanning image. The […]
Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote […]
Good News in History, March 14
123 years ago today, President Theodore Roosevelt at the behest of some naturalists and ornithologists designated Pelican Island off the east coast of central Florida the nation’s first National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge consists of a 3-acre island that includes an additional 2.5 acres of surrounding water that plays host to hundreds of species, including […]
Good News in History, March 13
38 years ago today, the Seikan Undersea Tunnel was opened in Japan, leading to a dramatic increase in freight traffic between the northern island of Hokkaido and the central island of Honshu. The Seikan holds a variety of records, including being the longest undersea tunnel by total length (33.46 miles), as well as having the […]