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Edition #98 · Tuesday, July 28, 2026 · 3153 positive stories
Kindness & Community

Last Circus Elephant in Portugal Can Now Romp-and-Roll on 1000-Acre Sanctuary After 40 Years of Working

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Last Circus Elephant in Portugal Can Now Romp-and-Roll on 1000-Acre Sanctuary After 40 Years of Working

A lazy retirement was bestowed upon the last circus elephant in Portugal who just became a resident of the country’s first sanctuary dedicated to working pachyderms. After 40 years of performing, Julie was transported on June 30 from her old circus home to the Pangea Elephant Sanctuary in Alentejo. Julie was captured as a calf […]

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The kindness section highlights people helping people: strangers stepping in during emergencies, communities rallying around neighbors, small acts that ripple outward. These are not performative charity stories; they are moments where someone chose to act when they did not have to.

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Did Scientists Just Detect the First Known ‘Exo-Moon’?
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Did Scientists Just Detect the First Known ‘Exo-Moon’?

As soon as Aleksander Wolszczan confirmed the observation of the first planet outside of our solar system, he immediatel…

Senior Who Only Learned to Swim After Retiring Saves Drowning Man Half Her Age
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Senior Who Only Learned to Swim After Retiring Saves Drowning Man Half Her Age

From China’s Anhui Province comes a story that reminds us it’s never too late to learn. 71-year-old Liu Defang remembers…

Vanished Hornbill Species is Breeding Again Among the Old Trees After 60 Years
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Vanished Hornbill Species is Breeding Again Among the Old Trees After 60 Years

For the 4th year in a row, Indian grey hornbills have successfully bred in Gujarat state where they’d been absent for mo…

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