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Fake news, bad news, horrifying news - all of that and so much more negativity reach us every day. And even if you're quite content with your life and belong to the happy people group, these horrible happenings can break down even the best of us sometimes. That's why we are determined to change the world at least a tiny bit by spreading as much good news as possible.

Did you know that according to Swiss law, social animals like guinea pigs must have a buddy with them, and it's illegal to own just one? And were you aware that sea otters hold hands while sleeping, so they don't drift away from one another? And believe it or not, did you know that Norway knighted a penguin? These are just some of the random happy facts that you can find in the list below. Compiled by Bored Panda, these interesting facts are sure to put a smile on your face while also teaching you a thing or two about the world we live in and the great role models who make it better. Don't forget to vote for the best!

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Jim
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This man should be a character model for how people should be.

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    #2

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    boredpanda , Pugedon Report

    Sasha Bharti
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would happily pay for this to be put in every country with high amounts of stays x

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    #5

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    wiki , piplantri Report

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    abc , fuzzberta Report

    MagicalUnicorn
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    true that, my piggie got depression when his friend died, so now wants to be hed and petted more often

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    #8

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    wiki , wikimedia Report

    Nyello
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Robin Williams was a wonderful man and I wish someone could have helped him the way he helped so many others.

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    #10

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    livescience , amagoba0 Report

    Emre
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My cats bring me dead mice and pigeons. Sometimes they bring fishbones they gather from neighbours :)

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    #14

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    euronews , Naoto Matsumura Report

    Jasmine Chen
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your comment is a waste of space, Jonathan Eatsalot.

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    #17

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    wiki , mvdvegt680 Report

    Stille20
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was dubious of this one, but it turns out there is evidence of corgis existing as far back as 1107 AD

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    #18

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    northamptonchron , ulleo Report

    Yvonne Bernal
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Scientific tests also showed that they stress out when separated. They believe that by reducing the stress they will raise their milk yield. But considering cows are herd animals, this isn't really surprising.

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    Thomas Ilisz , Robinwatcher80 Report

    Fabien Perolini
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poor thing, it looks cute but in the end they are just held just to amuse humans...

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    #23

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    sciencemag , Unsplash Report

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    wildlifejack , Brittamay Report

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    #25

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    Amanda Panda
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thats amazing. Nowadays people get pissed off if you say "Merry Christmas" instead of "Happy Holidays" smh

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    #26

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    F. R. Gehlbach & R. S. Baldridge , rihaij Report

    Fraser Munro
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eastern screech owls keep texas blimd snakes around their nests to get rid of pests, so yes this one is indeee very true!

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    #28

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    wiki , Lizzie Velasquez Report

    Amanda Panda
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She's such a beautiful and strong person! She exemplifies what inner beauty truly means, and it radiates outwardly!

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    #30

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    polarbearsinternational , vanderwielensmc Report

    Amanda Panda
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do something similar every morning when my alarm goes off, and I make my way to the shower

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    #31

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    GodFather , imdb Report

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    nationalgeographic , Claudia14 Report

    Fire Bird
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder how they would know that? So in their world, while swimming past one another, one could be a Phil and another a Jack? It would be like "Hey Phil, I found a warm spot over here, check it out.

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    #33

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    wiki , Didgeman Report

    Iuan Langford
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Its because in folklore unicorns are the slayers of lions. lions are the national animal of England

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    #35

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    Stille20
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope... not a happy fact. Just scary AF

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    #36

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    catster Report

    Cassie
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Many prisons in the US have a program that has select inmates train shelter dogs, some for specific tasks such as disability service dogs. Marked improvement in inmate behavior and outlook have been noted in these programs and, of course, it improves the lives of the dogs involved.

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    #37

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    wiki Report

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    #39

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    scientistlive , mishimachris Report

    Cassie
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Somebody should play Weightless by Macaroni Union for them. ^_^

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    #40

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    neuro.wisc , SplitShire Report

    Biana Weatherford
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the second song on the album puts me on edge tho. So...it gives and it takes away.

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    Rainbo
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Welp, just realized I had been reading that guys name as "Macaroni" this whole time..

    Šu Ma
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    felt tension and anxiety waiting for something to happen in the song :D

    Sherlyn Loh Ghee Ching
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope.. it doesn't help to reduce my anxiety, it increases my heart rate and making me nervous listening to it..

    Gigg
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Made me angry a bit and anxious ...

    DancingToMyself
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really don't like ambient music.

    Frikkie Venter
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What absolute b******t. How does one have 35% anxiety? Who measures this? "Oh, today i have only 10% anxiety, according to the r****d measure scale, souch better thank.you". People will believe any s**t.

    Luca Valerio
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Scientists use proxies such as the blood levels of hormones that are known to be associated with stress, such as glucocorticoids. But it's true that it is just proxies - you could never put a number on things such as anxiety or happiness.

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    Katinka Min
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not working for me, I just find it annoying. I think I'd even prefer whalesongs

    Chico Martins
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Theres's a version that lasts 10 hours....

    Jade Thomas
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Argh noooo that didn't help me at all!!!!!

    La
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I imagine the same could be said for similar ambient music.

    Marie-Helene Allard
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Song on... interesting. Add a nice back massage and we’re talking.

    Sarah Roldan
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh no i didn't like that at all

    Jean Hendrickson
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Use it many nights to get to sleep, and it works!

    Lisa Johnson
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seriously?! I did look it up and it’s depressing to me. I’m not a big ambient music fan tho’. Give me Beethoven, Mozart, Grieg, Debussy-etc... any day. But if this relaxes you-I’m all for it!! ☺️♥️

    bern Habubbi
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tested.. i wouldn't say it helped with my anxiety but was pleasant enough

    Tara Maulida
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Found it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfcAVejslrU

    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Similar to White Noiz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qTKljpNfps

    samantha iza
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Check out Joey Pecoraro-Warm it actually sounds nicer and cooler than this

    samantha iza
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here a link https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwg3H_XjetU :)

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    Tom van Hardeveld
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Use this song with all those Oddly satisfying video's

    Rian O'Connell
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Music by Helios is much better in my opinion

    Courtney Lebron
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know what I'm listening to tonight.

    Megan Spainhour
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's 5 parts to the song. That's a lot of stress relief

    Cody Eriksen
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hell, the entire Pure Moods Soundtrack was better... and it had Tubular Bells!! Yeah, look it up you young whipper snappers!

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    #42

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    neads , swong95765 Report

    Jennifer Lamb
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Greyhounds As Pets NSW have a similar program at a women's correctional facility here in Sydney. The inmates help prepare ex-racing greys for life as a pet, teaching them things like how to go up & down stairs, basic obedience, etc. It's great for the dogs, as well as the inmates who can even earn a government-recognised certificate. (Our foster grey participated in this!) :)

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    #43

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    La
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a reflexive social behavior...

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    #44

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    wiki , Jennie Park Report

    Celine BERNADET
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In France, the actors who voice Homer and Marge Simpsons are married too : )

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    #45

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    wiki , ponce_photography Report

    Benny Lava
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How about pizza? I just moved an old sofa.

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    #46

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    noaa , Unsplash Report

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    #47

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    wiki , wikimedia Report

    #48

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    wiki , wikimedia Report

    Katie Light
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Its a good thing he didn't draw a penis

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