The National WWII Museum organized a drive-by celebration for Lawrence Brooks on Sunday to celebrate his 112th birthday. Living in Louisiana, Brooks is the oldest US Veteran and his advice to others is to “serve God and be nice to people.” According to Today, Brooks has been a Louisiana native all of his life. He […]
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Five zebras were trying to help us figure out this age-old mystery in Prince George’s County, Maryland. They escaped from a private 300-acre farm and wandered into a small town. According to, NBC News, one family was shocked, as they were only used to seeing deer and foxes from their windows, not this exotic animal!
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Sometimes a job is just a job. But, try telling that to the head school custodian of a middle school in Hackensack, New Jersey in the face of Hurricane Ida. According to NPR, an alarm alerted Peter Hemans, who works at Hackensack Middle School, when water began entering the school’s basement. It took Hemans nearly
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Having reliable electricity is something many of us take for granted. But around the world, there are places that still struggle to generate enough, and what they do generate may not be reliable. In rural India, this is something students are all too familiar with. According to Reuters, at a school hosting 1600+ students, in
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There are few things in life like receiving a heartfelt “thank you”. It’s something that can stick with you for a long time. This is something Frank Grasberger understands all too well. Frank Grasberger, age 95, is a World War II veteran. Twelve years ago, in 2009, he received a letter from Dashauna Priest, who
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Everyone gets stressed out from time to time; even kids. That’s why, following in the footsteps of other states, schoolkids in Illinois will soon have some much-needed relief thanks to a newly-passed law, according to NPR. Starting in January 2022, schoolchildren will be able to take up to five mental health days per year, with
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For some of us, accomplishing just one world would be amazing, but not for this 14-year-old. According to BuzzFeed, Zaila Avant-Garde currently has 3 Guinness World Records for dribbling multiple basketballs at once while riding a unicycle. And now she can add another achievement to her list: first African-American to win the Scripps National Spelling
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For those of us that have lost a pet, we know how heartbreaking it can be. But sometimes, even after many years, there can be a happy ending. One Arkansas family found out just that. According to Fox News, Razzle, the dog, went missing 10 years ago and was recently reunited with his family after
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Back in my day we had to walk uphill in the snow both ways to get pizza! Well, maybe that is an exaggeration but Pizza Hut has brought back some nostalgic pizza that may be worth that trek! The Edge pizza variety is made on a cracker-thin crust and covered edge to edge in toppings
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When Patrick Doherty recently found out that he was diagnosed with transthyretin amyloidosis, the same disease that killed his father, he was devastated, according to NPR. “It’s terrible prognosis…it’s just dreadful,” Doherty said. So, when he heard about a new potential treatment, he quickly volunteered. The new treatment involves a relatively-new approach to editing our
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