Tod Perry
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Long Beach, CA, United States
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Speech pathologist teaches her dog to use a soundboard and now it communicates in sentences
Christina Hunger, 26, is a speech-language pathologist who works with one- and two-year-old children, many of which use adaptive devices to communicate. So she wondered what would happen if she taught her two-month-old puppy, a Catahoula/Blue Heeler named Stella, to do the same. → Read More
English grandpa with a guitar transforms 2010 pop song into the perfect viral acoustic anthem
Frank Watkinson, 69, of England has received over 140,000 views of his sad take on Gorillaz's "On Melancholy Hill." His mellow take on the spacey song makes you realize that it was written to be a folk song all along. → Read More
Keanu Reeves shocks a small-town pub by stopping in for a pint and taking photos with the staff
The employees at The Robin Hood pub in Tring, 30 miles outside of London, were shocked when actor Keanu Reeves popped in for a pint and some fish and chips. Reeves took pictures with the employees and complimented the chef. → Read More
More than seven thousand people shared their best ideas to stop mass shootings. Here are the best.
We are only a few weeks into 2023 and already 69 people have died in mass shootings. Thousands of Redditors have come together to look for potential solutions to this dire problem. → Read More
CEO who makes over $1,000,000 a year vows only to give her kids one Christmas gift
To set an example for other wealthy people to follow, the Co-op CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq has said she is only giving one gift to her twin daughters this Christmas. She intends to spend the rest of her holiday budget helping needy families. → Read More
Grieving dog mom gets a tattoo of her deceased bull terrier made from his ashes
A woman in the U.K. lost her dog at just 3 years old. To help her cope with the loss, she got a tattoo of the dog on her arm infused with his ashes. Her boyfriend did that tattoo and it took 8 hours. → Read More
A NICU nurse was so loving to their baby, the parents asked her to be godmother
A baby born with a rare kidney disease lived for 6 months in a neonatal wing of the hospital and was taken care of by a loving nurse. After the baby was discharged, the parents made the nurse his godmother. → Read More
Speech pathologist teaches her dog to use a soundboard and now it communicates in sentences
"I just imagine how much deeper the bond will be." → Read More
NASA says these 18 plants are the best at naturally filtering the air in your home
NASA released a list of 18 hour plants that are great at cleaning the air in your home. → Read More
An amazing new study shows that youth violent crime is down 78 percent
A new study using FBI statistics has found that the crime rate among people ages 17 and under has dropped 78% since 1994. This positive trend counters the narrative that you see on the TV news. → Read More
People are sharing the things we'll be nostalgic for in 50 years. Here are the best responses.
A Reddit user asked a question that's almost impossible to answer: What will people feel nostalgia for in 50 years? Some people lamented things that will probably get worse while others celebrated things we have now that may be gone in the future. → Read More
Researchers dumped tons of coffee waste into a forest. This is what it looks like now.
30 dump truck loads and two years later, the forest looks totally different. → Read More
Activist vows to continue after being criminally charged twice for helping voters who can't read
Olivia Coley-Pearson has been charged twice for helping people with difficulty reading cast a ballot. Her struggle highlights the problem with voter suppression that is still a threat to democracy in America. → Read More
Why are people 'unhappy' even when their material needs are met? Here are some thoughtful answers.
A social scientist posed an interesting question on Twitter. Why is it that some people who have their material needs met still aren't happy? They received a lot of thoughtful answers that show just how complex the question of happiness can be. → Read More
TikTok star's fans raise $144,000 for 'guardian angel' Uber driver who stood by her after robbery
An Uber driver went out of his way to help a woman who was robbed at Coachella. But when she learned his story, the world responded. → Read More
Scotland announces a rent freeze and ban on evictions to address huge cost of living increases
Scotland's leaders are setting a great example to the world by enacting a set of laws that will help people get through hard times. The government plans to introduce laws that will stop evictions, reduce transportation costs and support children. → Read More
Researchers found the most effective way to stop misinformation online and it's pretty simple
“Across seven high-powered preregistered studies including a field experiment on YouTube, with a total of nearly 30,000 participants, we find that watching short inoculation videos improves people’s ability to identify manipulation techniques commonly used in online misinformation, both in a laborat... → Read More
The Earth's rotation is speeding up so fast we may need to change our clocks. Here's why.
Since 2016, the Earth has been rotating faster according to scientists. This could eventually lead to removing a second from the atomic clock. However, big tech warns that changing the clock could be disastrous. → Read More
Nigerian journalist shatters negative African stereotypes with hilariously sarcastic videos
A lot of people in Europe and America have antiquated and stereotypical perceptions of Africa. So Charity Ekezie created a TikTok page where she hilariously addresses their questions. → Read More
Now, in California, you can sue a gun manufacturer if its products caused you harm
The new law is another bold step against gun violence for the state of California, which already has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the country. While gun rights advocates may bristle at the state’s actions, research shows that these types of laws save lives. According to The New York Time... → Read More