‘Homeless Mozart’ Blows Away Listeners With His Piano Talent from God Link: “Everything that I have is God’s given.” These are the words of a homeless man whose piano talent has been bringing many to tears.
Adorable Baby Dolphin Leaps For Joy After Boaters Free It From A Plastic Bag Link: A baby dolphin whose life was in danger after getting trapped up in a plastic bag appeared to thank his rescuers by doing a little dance.
How Mushrooms Turn Agricultural Biowaste Into Packaging, Furniture And More Link: We already know that plastics are choking up our oceans and they are evenpoisoning our food, but are there any viable alternatives? From discarded eggshells to bananas, we’re not short of potential feedstocks for bioplastics. But one company is taking the idea a step further — instead ofcreating bioplastics from plants, it wants to replace plastics outright with a mushroom-based material that it grows.
A New Civil Rights Movement Frees Our Communities from Corporate Control Link: To protect small and family farms from industrial factory farming, over a decade ago a handful of Pennsylvania townships stood up to some of the country’s largest agribusiness corporations. Recognizing that the state and federal government, rather than protecting them from factory farms, were in fact forcing them into communities, the townships took the unprecedented step of banning corporate farming within their borders.
This Owl Does Not Freeze To Death At The End (Thanks To Kayaker) Link: Whoooooo’s that in the distance? That was the question on Pentti Taskinen’s lips when he was paddling out on Finland’s Lake Tuusula on Sunday. Once his kayaker got closer, he noticed that the moving figure jutting out of the water was not an otter or another marine mammal, but an owl.
Woman Drowning in her SUV is Miraculously Saved Link: No one at this scene can explain how this woman was able to be rescued.
Cat Makes Harrowing 200-Mile Trek To Find Its Way Home Link: It’s a story that sounds like something out of a feel-good Hollywood pet movie: A 4-year-old indoor house cat named Holly, lost during a family vacation 200 miles from her home, makes a harrowing two-month journey to find her way back. The story even has a tear-jerker ending: The day Holly made it back home was on New Year’s Eve, according to the Denver Post.
Retired Marine sings ‘God Bless America’ at World Series Game 1 Link: Retired Marine Sgt. Dan Clark hit a home run with his rendition of “God Bless America,” finishing strong with an emphatic salute.
The Transformation of A Dog Who Was So Terrified He Could Not Lift His Head Link: His head was low to the ground, his back hunched over and his entire demeanor reflected pure and utter terror.
This Is What Happens When You Let Random People Lead An Orchestra Link: The orchestra, in collaboration with Carnegie Hall and Ensemble ACJW, was put in the middle of NYC with an empty podium in front of the musicians with a simple sign that said “Conduct Us.” The world-class orchestra would then respond accordingly to any random New Yorker that accepted the challenge.
