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Unmarried Brothers Looking for an Heir to Preserve World’s Largest Collection of Cuckoo Clocks –LOOK
Two unmarried brothers are seeking an heir to take over their cuckoo clock collection—the largest one in the world.
For five decades, Roman and Maz...
Halley’s Comet Just Began its 38-year Journey Back Toward Earth–The Big Comeback
Halley's Comet passed the farthest point in its orbit beyond Neptune and is now heading back toward Earth.
The most famous of all comets has...
4 Decades of Data Suggests Pacific Coral Reefs Can Acclimate to Warming Oceans and Resist Future Bleaching
Data collected over the last 40 years at a remote coral reef within the territorial waters of Palau has shown that corals are more...
Iron Age Puzzle Solved as Unknown Warrior Finally Identified as British Warrior Woman
On one of the British isles of Scilly, the grave of an unknown warrior buried with a sword and mirror had perplexed archeologists for...
Alongside What Appears to Be Pizza, Recent Pompeii Excavations Reveal Yet More Hidden Treasures
The discoveries yielded at a new excavation site at the Roman city of Pompeii have everyone talking—about the undeniably familiar shape in a beautifully...
$25 Million Donation Launches Largest Coral Restoration Project in Hawaii to Renew 120 Miles of Reef
A collaborative effort of scientists and Hawaiian culture-keepers is preparing to undertake the largest restoration of coral reefs in the island chain's history.
While the...
WWII Hero of Dunkirk Who Was Still Pumping Weights at 100-yo Shares His Secret Reaching 105: ‘I’m So Full of Life’
One of Britain's last remaining Dunkirk veterans still walks a mile every day after celebrating his 105th birthday.
John Hamilton said the secret to staying...
105-Year-old WWII Veteran With No Surviving Relatives Receives 3,000 Birthday Cards
A World War II veteran with no surviving relatives celebrated his 105th birthday with more than 3,000 cards from kind-hearted strangers.
Ernest Horsfall, who has...
Worlds Most Romantic River is Cleaned Up Ahead of the 2024 Olympics in Paris with ‘Overwhelmingly Good’ Water
Parisians are beginning to get excited about the idea of swimming in the Seine again. To say 'again' is to really turn back the...
Two Sisters Put Up for Adoption at End of WWII Finally Reunite After 75 Years Apart
It took 75 years but, two sisters who were placed up for adoption at the end of World War II were finally reunited.
Annie Ijpelaar...
Wife of WWII Soldier Spends Decades to Reunite Japanese Family With Photo Album He Found on Okinawa –LOOK
With persistence, belief, and the amount of sheer dumb luck normally needed to win the lottery, a Portland senior tracked down an Okinawan family...
‘Princely’ Tomb of a Hunnic Warrior and his Horse Unearthed in Romania
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Workers building a new...
Minnesota Snow Sculpting Team Takes First Over Artists From Germany, Finland in World Championships–LOOK
In Stillwater, Minnesota, the hometown team of snow sculptors just walked away with 1st place in the World Snow Sculpting Championships, beating several nations...
From Messi to Morocco: 5 Good News Stories From a Memorable World Cup
From Messi's twilight triumph to bountiful showings of hospitality by the Qatari people, there was plenty to smile about during this year's World Cup.
As...
World’s Oldest Pen Pals Turn 100, After 84 Years of Transatlantic Letters–And Now They’re Meeting on Zoom
The world's oldest pen pals have both turned 100 years old, and are celebrating 80 years of letters sent across the pond.
Geoff Banks from...
She Just Loves Cleaning and Now Helps Women in Need By Scrubbing Homes for Free While Traveling the World
A woman loves cleaning so much that she gave up her job and is now traveling the world scrubbing homes for free, helping women...
‘Important Message of Hope’ Made by Re-Planting Extinct Tree Species on Hawaii
While on a seed gathering trip atop a Hawai'ian mountain in 2021, conservationists found a tree species believed extinct in the wild since since...
Woman Discovers Exact Replica of Grandfather’s WWII Plane and Recreates 1942 Photo Before Getting a Special Ride
An Australian woman got the ride of a lifetime after discovering a replica of her grandfather's World War II plane—and traveling 9,000 miles to...
5-Year-old’s Book is Published, Earning Her Guinness Record as World’s Youngest Author
A British girl who released a book has officially become the Guinness World Record holder for world's youngest published author—at just five years old.
Bella...
83-Year-old Sets World Record Sailing Alone Across the Pacific Without Stopping
A Japanese man has once again completed his favorite pastime of sailing across the Pacific Ocean without stopping.
The undeterrable Kenichi Horie did it once...