After a small group of people demanded googly eyes on the T, the MBTA obliged, and five trains in Boston now feature googly eyes. If you are a regular commuter of Boston trains, chances are bright you have noticed the trains staring back at you! Thanks to the efforts of two college graduates – John […]
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Heartwarming
A GPS tracking app, Strava, lets users create quirky running art like runner Lenny Maughan. Lenny Maughan is a passionate marathon runner from San Francisco and an art enthusiast. So, what happens when a runner and an artist come together? You get a route that is more of an art piece instead of a
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Inspiring
Michelle Rohl, a 58-year-old grandmother from Pennsylvania, finished third at the Race Walking Olympic Trials. Michelle Rohl, 58, from Wisconsin, was originally a distance walker who turned into a racewalker and has participated from Team USA in the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympic Games. However, around two decades ago, Rohl retired from the difficult sport to
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Achievement
If you’re wondering how to control epilepsy seizures, an innovative treatment using a brain implant from the UK could be the solution! A 13-year-old boy from Somerset, UK, Oran Knowlson, is the first person in the world to receive a groundbreaking brain implant that can help him control epilepsy seizures. At the age of three,
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Nature & Science
Inspired by their one-year-old cousin’s condition, two sisters started ‘G’s Giving Gowns’ and sewed 1,800 brightly colored hospital gowns for kids. In 2017, one-year-old Giada Demma was undergoing treatment for brain cancer and she was wearing the usual green-colored hospital gown, which was also some sizes bigger for her. When her cousin Giuliana Demma, 13,
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Inspiring
Five-year-old Xavier Rivas, who missed his graduation ceremony, was given a special surprise by Frontier Airlines. A highly sociable and chirpy five-year-old passenger, Xavier Rivas, was flying with his mom, Janeiry, from Orlando, Florida, to San Juan, Puerto Rico, on the day of his kindergarten graduation ceremony. Since the little boy missed his important day,
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Heartwarming
A missing hiker in California, Lukas McClish, 34, was found 10 days later in the Santa Cruz mountains. A 34-year-old hiker, Lukas McClish, from Northern California, went missing after he lost his way somewhere in the Santa Cruz mountains. On June 11, Tuesday, McClish left his hometown of Boulder Creek for what he thought would
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Amazing
Marissa Teijo, aged 71, has made history as the oldest Miss Texas beauty queen ever to participate in the Miss USA contest. Just two months ago, the Good Word team reported on 60-year-old Alejandra Rodríguez, who made waves by participating in Miss Universe Argentina 2024. A lawyer and journalist by profession, Rodríguez defeated 34 other
In the sweltering heat of triple-digit temperatures, a 90-year-old veteran works hard, pushing carts when strangers start fundraising for elderly gentleman. If you thought the world was a gloomy, negative place, think again after reading this touching story about Dillon McCormick, a US Air Force veteran. The 90-year-old gentleman works tirelessly as a cart pusher
Thanks to the Euro 2024 squad, the Denmark Women’s National Soccer Team will now be paid as much as their male counterparts! Denmark’s Euro 2024 Squad presented a perfect example of generosity and camaraderie when they refused a pay hike. Instead of accepting the pay rise offered to them with a four-year agreement, the Denmark