February 19, 2022 The Good Stuff turns 3 this weekend! Can you believe it? We've been through a lot together. Like, a lot. It feels like we've lived through about 10 years of news crammed into a three-year period. But we've gotten through it together! Here's one thing I've learned: No matter how dark the world seems, there is always good stuff -- and good people like you -- to light the way. Thank you for all your love and support, and here's to many, many more years of The Good Stuff! 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 Fabulous firsts Andrew Whitworth and his wife, Melissa. Man of the Year
Just a big ol' berry Sponsor Content by LendingTree Refinance Rates are at 2.44%. Do you qualify? Economists are urging Americans to refinance to take advantage of lower refinance rates. These low rates are not going to last much longer. A bright idea We talk about so many stunning technological innovations here, but sometimes the most effective solution is also the simplest. Manatees in Florida have been dying at an alarming rate over the past few years, largely due to starvation. Luckily, a new feeding program seems to be making a difference. Officials from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission have been feeding the creatures about 3,000 pounds of lettuce a day to keep them healthy. They distribute the produce -- mostly romaine and butter lettuce -- at a temporary feeding ground at Florida Power & Light's Cape Canaveral Clean Energy Center in Brevard County. About 350 manatees a day flock to the center to munch on the greens. The program has been funded greatly by donations from the public to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Foundation. You gotta see this Just one look at this eye-catching item and you know it's something important. In fact, it's the Nebra Sky Disk, thought to be the earliest known depiction of the cosmos. It was discovered in Germany and is about 3,600 years old. The inlaid gold making up the abstract celestial bodies is from Cornwall, England, showing the world at that time was deeply interconnected. The disc is part of a massive new exhibit at the British Museum featuring 430 objects from around the United Kingdom and Europe that illuminate the cosmic mysteries of Stonehenge. Wanna get away? What's the most-visited National Park in the US? The answer may surprise you. It's the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee! They're called the Smokies because of the "smoke" (really, it's fog) that rises up through the trees. In fact, the Cherokee people called the mountains "shaconage," or "place of the blue smoke." Zion National Park in Utah and Yellowstone National Park round out the top three most-visited parks of 2021. Check out the rest of the list here! Who knew? "How do figure skaters not get dizzy?" That's been a top Google search over the past week as the world watches Olympic figure skaters and collectively wonders how they don't stumble and fall over all the time. Top skaters will say they just get used to it, but there's a more scientific explanation. Kathleen Cullen, a professor of biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University, says that feeling of dizziness comes when fluid in the brain's rotation sensors continues to move even after you've stopped spinning, giving your brain the false sense you're still going. Over years of training, figure skaters' brains literally change. Their brains learn to compare what kind of movement is actually happening in the body to what sensory receptors are saying. Eventually, they learn to ignore this error. Impact your world OK, it's the middle of February. Anyone still on track with their New Year's resolutions? No judgement if not! Things happen, and you don't need to be constantly trying to improve to be happy. Buuut, if you've gotten off track and want to get back on, here are some expert tips:
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