13 Pieces Of Good News That Went Under The Radar
![13 Pieces Of Good News That Went Under The Radar](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/6/9/804869_320x180.jpg)
The news, amirite? Did ya see this, did ya hear about this? It sucked, huh? We all hated that thing! Depressing. Miserable. Wait a second…oh my God! My goodness! That's not the type of article we're doing today! That's…wait a second…IT IS! IT'S POSITIVITY'S MUSIC! CUE THE RAINBOWS AND UNICORNS AND FREE CANDY!
Yes, we’re all painfully aware of the billions of depressing things in the news. It's not like the unicorns can just magically eliminate bad things from life with the power of free candy. But there are also some really good things that went under the radar. Those things should be celebrated. Things that should be joyously discussed. The world isn't an inherently good or bad place, humans aren't inherently good or bad, but there is a tendency to fixate on the bad and overlook the good. That's what we're here for today: not overlooking the good. Here, have some joy:
![A 13-year-old kid made the Make-A-Wish to feed the homeless, and got it. Coca It wasn't a one-off thing, either - he's feeding the homeless each month for a total of one year. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/8/2/804882.jpg)
![Nature truly is healing: there are sharks and seahorses in the River Thames. And eels and seals too, according to a new study. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/8/1/804881.jpg)
![We thought the tentacled butterfly ray was extinct, but it turns out it wasn't. The animal was found in waters off Iran, and scientists were totally surprised (and pleased). CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/7/9/804879.jpg)
![The African country of Benin got back 26 works of art taken by colonial soldiers. France officially returned those works to Benin, looted all the way back in 1892. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/8/0/804880.jpg)
![Germany has ordered delivery apps to treat couriers more like workers. RG AL M end of day DANCE amon - ROM 4% DIE NY : Y GIFTS REGULAR BBQ RTS ids Specifically, they now either have to give couriers bikes and phones, or give them some money to make up for it. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/7/8/804878.jpg)
![For the first time in 15 months, Japan recorded zero coronavirus deaths. There were new cases on the same November day, but it was a grand total of 162 across the whole country. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/7/7/804877.jpg)
![The Navy has officially launched a ship named after a gay rights leader. The USNS Harvey Milk was launched in the San Diego bay in early November. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/7/6/804876.jpg)
![The US is waiving immigration fees for many Afghans fleeing their country. The move affects up to 70,000 people resettling in the US. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/7/5/804875.jpg)
![Florida said no to a request for exploratory oil drilling in the Everglades. The state rejected the request because of the dangers it would pose to local wildlfe, including an endangered species. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/7/4/804874.jpg)
![It looks like we're successfully saving the Saharan gazelle from extinction. A bunch of the gazelles was placed in a breeding program in Spain, which eventually produced thousands of new gazelles. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/7/3/804873.jpg)
![Stacey Abrams' PAC erased $212 million of medical debt for 108,000 people. The truly lucky winners live in Arizona, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama, covering a pretty big area. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/7/2/804872.jpg)
![A Florida restaurant chain solved its labor shortage by ... paying more. More pay and greater benefits helped Pollo Tropical get its staffing levels back to normal - a move other employers will, hopefully, copy. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/7/1/804871.jpg)
![In Portugal, it's now illegal for your boss to text you after work hours. The new law was apparently voted on as a response to the boom in remote work thanks to the pandemic. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/7/0/804870.jpg)