by Jess Faraday | Mar 3, 2018 | Curious News, Inspiring, New, News, Useful
You saw the photo. A dedicated teacher in Ghana, trying to show his students how to use Microsoft Word… On a blackboard. The hand-drawn pictures of that all-too-familiar (for those of us in wealthy nations) user interface were amazing. But still. It’s sad...
by Jess Faraday | Mar 2, 2018 | Curious News, Dangerous News, Disaster, Inspiring, Nature News, New, News
Amid freezing weather conditions, snowbound Scotland needed a hero. And they found one in Edinburgh bus driver Charmaine Laurie. Britain spent the first day of spring shivering beneath nearly two feet of snow. Up north in Scotland, roads were blocked, schools closed,...
by Jess Faraday | Mar 2, 2018 | Curious News, Funny, New, News
According to Delta Dental, the amount of money the Tooth Fairy leaves is a good indicator of how the economy is doing. When markets are up, Ms. Fairy is generous. When there’s a bear on Wall Street, payments go down. But 2017 seems to have bucked the trend....
by Victoria Foster | Feb 26, 2018 | Inspiring, New, News, Useful
Imagine sitting at your table during lunch, when all of a sudden someone starts choking. Do you know what to do in situations like that? Would you be able to save them? According to WTVR, that is exactly what 5th grader Benjamin Ford did. His quick thinking saved one...
by Jess Faraday | Feb 19, 2018 | Curious News, Funny, New, News
What’s the West’s latest big weapon? How about lizards? We’re not talking about the “Reptilians,” who supposedly live in tunnels under Los Angeles. Or the ones who some say rule the world in a quiet conspiracy of scaly aristocrats....
by Marty Townsend | Feb 1, 2018 | Inspiring, New, News
In a random Facebook post, who would have thought we would find a timeless message that could change the way the world looks? We’ve all seen those posts on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram. Shared by a friend of a friend of a friend that ended up in your...