February 5, 2022 The Winter Olympics are back, and I have so, so many questions. How does one get into ski jumping? Do they just wake up one morning with a burning desire to hurtle themselves into the sun? Who invented CURLING? Who watched someone luge, reckoned it was just too safe, and decided to go down HEAD FIRST instead?! I know there are good answers, and I respect (and fear?) the many athletes who have perfected these pursuits. But as someone who prefers to be A. warm B. dry C. not in active danger, I will never not be amazed at those among us who look at a snowy precipice or sheet of ice and think, "Yeah, I'm going to conquer that." If there's something you'd like to see here, drop us a line. Know someone who could use a little Good Stuff? Send them a copy! We hope you love it as much as we do. Our favorites this week Get going with some of our most popular good news stories of the week The Beat Goes On A royal idea
Couple goals Sponsored Content by Thuma Meet The Bed, by Thuma Set the foundation for the perfect rest and recovery with The Bed, by Thuma. Sturdy, quiet, and GREENGUARD Gold certified, The Bed assembles with no tools in 5(ish) minutes and ships free to your door. Raise a glass to... Photo credit: Getty Images MacKenzie Scott, who just donated $133.5 million to educational nonprofit Communities in School, an organization that helps students navigate issues inside and outside of the classroom. Communities in School works in 2,900 schools in America across 26 states, reaching a total of about 1.6 million kids. Their goal is to support students at risk of dropping out and provide resources to help young people be successful. Partly because of Scott's donation, CIS says it will now be able to expand its operations. Since her divorce from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Scott has donated more than $8.5 billion to organizations focused on a range of issues. A bright idea Look closely, and you'll notice that this cow is wearing ... fitness trackers! Stellapps, an Indian dairy-tech startup, has created wearable tech for cows so farmers can keep a better eye on their health and other needs. For instance, this pedometer will alert farmers when a cow is moving less, which could indicate illness, or moving more, which could indicate peak fertility times. India is home to world's largest dairy industry, but it's still new and very fragmented. Technology like this can help standardize some aspects of the industry, leading to bigger yields for farmers -- whose herds are often very small -- and better price and product confidence for customers, many of whom buy from local hubs. Wanna get away? Photo credit: AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Firefall will be back soon at Yosemite National Park. This occasional, catch-it-if-you're-lucky event happens when the water flow at Horsetail Fall catches the sun juuust right, making it look like lava is flowing over the rocky surface. The reason it's rare is because the falls tend to only flow in the winter, the sky needs to be perfectly clear and of course, the positioning of the sun needs to be exact. Park experts are expecting one this month, with another possible occurrence in the fall. Hear, hear! In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute. Who knew? What do you get when you take chariot racing, put it in the snow, eliminate the chariot and add some skis? Skijoring! Exhibited at St. Moritz, Switzerland in 1928, skijoring holds the honor of being the first ever demonstration sport at a Winter Olympics. However, it's not an Olympic sport, despite its interesting history. Experts say the tradition began in Lapland with skiers being pulled by reindeer. It expanded to dogs and horses -- with or without a rider -- and some versions even include people being pulled by cars and planes! There are still skijoring communities and big-ticket races all over the world, and the sport enjoys a healthy following in the US and Canada. Impact your world What do you listen to when you need to get in the flow? Here's what I prefer:
A lot of people also listen to ASMR, which stands for "autonomous sensory meridian response." That's the tingly feeling you sometimes get on your scalp. The trend took off in 2013 and since then, millions of "tingleheads" have been drawn to the whispered narrations, nail-clicking, hair-brushing and other unique audio cues that supposedly elicit this "brain-gasm" (their words, not mine!) response. Not sure if you're into it? Read more about ASMR here!
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