It's time for some sweetness! May is the peak of strawberry season, so it's the best time to enjoy some juicy, summery little gems. I went strawberry picking this week, and there's something so indulgent (and a little naughty) about picking a strawberry right from the ground and popping it in your mouth. It's also a good time to ponder what, exactly, a berry is. Eggplants, bananas and even pumpkins are berries, botanically speaking, while blueberries, raspberries and, yes, strawberries, are technically not. But we all know what we're talking about when we say berry. After all, a strawberry by any other name would taste just as sweet. An eggplant? Well, not so much.

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Sharing her voice
Elizabeth Bonker has nonspeaking autism, a type of autism that severely affects communication abilities. However, when she gave the commencement speech at Rollins College in Florida as one of five graduating valedictorians, she was heard loud and clear. Using a text-to-speech program, Bonker urged her fellow graduates to live a life of service, just like Rollins' most famous graduate, Mister Rogers. Bonker said because she cannot talk, she is often dismissed or minimized. Technology has opened up new opportunities for her to share her amazing brain, and she dreams of living a life in service to others like her. By her estimate, there are approximately 31 million people with nonspeaking autism around the world, just waiting to share their voice. "We are all called to serve as an everyday act of humility; as a habit of mind; to see the worth in every person we serve," she said.

One of the babies gets a checkup shortly after their birth in 2021.

Happy birthday (birthday birthday birthday ...)!
The world's most famous nonuplets just turned one! Yes, you read that right, NINE. BABIES. The five girls and four boys were born last year to Halima Cissé and Abdelkader Arby of Mali, West Africa. The couple were flown to Morocco by the Malian government so Cissé could receive specialized medical care ahead of the birth, and it took a team of more than 30 doctors and paramedics to deliver the babies safely. The nonuplets made history as the most babies delivered in a single birth to survive. All of them were less than 2.5 pounds each when they were born prematurely, but the miracle siblings are all healthy and thriving under continued medical care. Their proud papa says raising a literal baseball lineup (plus a 3-year-old sister!) isn't easy, but it's worth it to see "all the babies in perfect health, [in a line] from right to left, we're relieved. We forget everything."

Of course you can play!
Some very cool inclusive toys are hitting the shelves! First up, Hot Wheels has released the company's first-ever remote-controlled wheelchair toy. The sporty racer was created in collaboration with five-time Wheelchair Motocross World Champion and Paralympic athlete Aaron "Wheelz" Fotheringham. For Fotheringham, the collaboration is a dream come true. "Growing up, I didn't have anything like this," he told CNN. At the toy's launch event, he saw children, including wheelchair users, playing with the toy. "You could kind of see their faces light up," he said. Then, a new Barbie release is bringing the party for every body. The Barbie Fashionista line is known for being size-, ability- , appearance- and culture-inclusive, and the latest release is no different. A Barbie with very cool pink hearing aids and a Ken doll with vitiligo are part of the fashionable new crew.

Raise a glass to...

Darren Harrison, who landed an entire plane despite never having flown one before. Yes, Harrison has been around a lot of aviation and has seen other pilots fly, but it's not the same thing! Harrison took the controls after the pilot flying the single-engine Cessna 208 had a medical emergency. Among his first words to Air Traffic Controller Robert Morgan? "I have no idea how to fly the airplane." Great! Together, the two men managed to get the plane, headed from the Bahamas, safely on the ground at Palm Beach International airport. Harrison and Morgan had a deeply relieved reunion at the airport, as other pilots and airport workers expressed their awe."It was an emotional moment. He said that he just wanted to get home to his pregnant wife," Morgan said. "And that felt even better."

You gotta see this

Whew, that's quite a strike zone! This very well-balanced player on stilts is batting for the Savannah Bananas, a baseball team earning a reputation as the "Harlem Globetrotters of Baseball." During a Bananas game, you may see players lining up for a can-can, filming a TikTok video for their millions of followers, or getting buddy-buddy with their adoring fans. (They win a lot of games, too.) Their "fans first" approach was concocted by owner Jesse Cole, who is often seen wearing his signature banana-yellow tuxedo. A batting lineup in kilts or a cheer squad made up of senior citizens may seem strange to a buttoned-up baseball fan, but the Bananas have celebrated several sold-out seasons in a row. I talked to Bananas star Bill Leroy for this article, and he said that making sure people have a good time is the best victory."When [the fans] leave, we want them to have this idea that the game of baseball can be played joyfully," he told me.

Who knew?

Well, we had strawberries, bananas, and now we're on to sandwiches. CNN Travel has put together an absolutely toe-curling assortment of the 23 best sandwiches from around the world. I guarantee there are some in here you haven't heard of, like a fricassé from Tunisia. As if a deep-fried yeast bun wasn't heaven enough, the sandwich is filled with a savory mashup of tuna, potatoes and boiled egg inside. A little lemon and harissa, a traditional pepper condiment, and you're good to go! Or how about a Chip butty from the UK? This one's simple, but effective: Buttered white bread stuffed with french fries (aka chips). It's said to trace its roots all the way back to the 1860s and a seaside fish and chips shop in Lancashire, England. Are you hungry enough to discover the others?