Good News in History, July 24
6 years ago today, the 10 millionth MINI automobile was sold; in the year of its 60th anniversary no less. To celebrate the milestone, MINI shared the stories from 60 owners of 60 cars, one from each year of production across the MINI digital channels throughout 2018. “The stories from owners around the UK show […]
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Primary Cause of Lupus Discovered–And a Possible Way to Reverse It
nnA team of scientists from Northwestern Medicine and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have identified the cause of lupus, a devastating autoimmune disease that affects 1.5 million Americans.nnIn doing so they also believe they’ve found a cure, or at least a more sophisticated treatment, and are currently working on developing a pharmacologic method of delivering the […]
Baby Bird Rescued in Texas Wrapped in a Warm Tortilla Until Wildlife Experts Arrived
nnBeing that it took place in America, as far as volunteers at the Wild West Wildlife Rehabilitation Center were concerned it was a story that could only happen in Texas.nnA family in the north Texas city of Amarillo found a baby bird lying cold and abandoned on the ground in their yard during a swim […]
Man Traveling the Width of Scotland in a ‘Bicycle Canoe’ Entirely Made by Hand
nnA man is preparing to travel the width of Scotland and back again in a bicycle canoe built by hand according to the time-honored British tradition of performing adventurous feats for charity.nnThe 36-year-old spent two months building his unique contraption, which has been dubbed Pedal Paddle, and will see him take on over 150 miles of […]
4,000-year-old Tablet Describes Ancient ‘Lunchables’ of Cheese and Meat Carried in a Box
nnAt the ruined site of a 4,000-year-old civilization in Anatolia, clay tablets have been found documenting a mundane but nonetheless fascinating aspect of culture: packed lunches.nnThe tablet speaks specifically of a Kültepe Cheese that was part of daily life for the people in the region, who, according to the tablet, used to carry it around […]