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Facts And Curiosities To Cheer You Up A Bit!
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Facts And Curiosities To Cheer You Up A Bit!

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I have writen a lot of interesting things here, but today we are going to focus only on good things that have happened or are happening around the world, after all, many people are tired of just hearing bad things all the time, right? So stop wasting time and read some things that hopefully will cheer you up

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Stealing the Spotlight

Many Britons invite the Queen of England to their weddings, it is a kind of joke, but sometimes she accepts the invitation and appears at the parties.

Careful when crossing

In Washington there is the Nutty Narrows Bridge. It is a bridge for squirrels, so they can cross the street without the danger of being run over.

Till Death Do Us Part

Julio Cesar Mora Tapia, 110 and Waldramina Maclovia Quinteros Reyes, 104, have been married for 79 years and are officially the oldest couple in the world.

Trash paradise

What used to be the largest garbage dump in the world today is a green oasis, it only took two decades to make this happen, less than originally planned.

That healing factor

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For the first time in more than 100 years, the extremely rare wolverine has returned to Mount Rainier National Park.

Sneaky Little Fella

And still on the same topic, small species of elephant shrew, which disappeared 50 years ago, were rediscovered.
The animal was observed by researchers from the United States and Djibouti in 2019, and now the studies have been confirmed and officially published. The existence of this species of shrew has not been recorded since 1968.

Say my name!

Believe it or not dolphins also have names! Research has revealed that these marine mammals use a unique sound to identify themselves. When animals hear their own “name”, they respond quickly to the call.

Modern Family

A couple of penguins of the same sex welcomed a chick after they adopted and hatched an egg together.

BFF’s

Gray reef sharks can form lasting friendships, they even have best friends.

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Make Room!

Kenya’s elephant population has more than doubled from 1989 to today. There were only 16,000 elephants in the country in 1989, but in 2018 that number grew to more than 34,000.

We’re Back!

Conservationists have successfully reintroduced the Great Blue Butterflies that were extinct in the UK, with the creatures populating parts of the country for the first time in 150 years.

If it works…

When the coronavirus in Australia forced bars and restaurants to close, the breweries were left with huge stocks of unsold beer, but instead of going to waste, some expired beers in the state of South Australia have served a new purpose: to feed a water treatment plant.
At the Glenelg wastewater treatment plant, west of the state capital, millions of liters of unused beer from local breweries have been converted into renewable energy to power its water treatment process in recent months.

Adapt to survive

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Indigenous defenders are beginning to use high-tech tools to protect the Amazon and its iconic jaguar, this is the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau tribe adapting.

Watch Out!

A major problem with wind turbines was the fact that birds used to crash into them, causing accidents, but those accidents fell by 70%. The reason? Simple, companies started painting the turbines black.

Free at Last

Nigeria finally managed to get rid of polio in 2020, this was the last African country that still suffered from the disease, now the entire continent is free of wild polio.

“What a Fun Guy”… Said No Employee

Believe it or not, the 30th president of the United States, Calvin Coolidge, thought it was hilarious to press the emergency bell on his desk and then hide when the Secret Service came running to save him.

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