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13 Pieces Of Good News As An Antidote To … All This

By:: Andrea Meno

November 25, 2021

13 Pieces Of Good News As An Antidote To … All This

Because we currently live in a hellscape, reading the news usually feels only slightly less harmful than using your palm as a pincushion. So here are 13 bits of news that won’t feel like that at all.

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You can now buy shoes that turn into an apple tree once you're done with them. They contain an apple seed and a compound that attracts microbes which dissolve the shoe when it's buried, releasing the seed. CRACKED.COM — Source

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We're working on saving cranes from extinction with, uh, innovative rice farming. Rice farmers in Cambodia agreed to leave 5% of their crop unharvested, so that cranes could eat it. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Pfizer is allowing other companies to manufacture its pill against COVID. The agreement says that generic drug companies can make it for 95 countries, covering 53% of the world's population. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Turns out that monarch butterflies are gradually starting to return to California. Their population recently reached a record low, but numbers are now slowly trickling back upward. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Germany is going to decriminalize marijuana (in certain contexts, anyway). Specifically, they'll introduce the controlled distribution of cannabis to adults for recreational purposes in licensed shops. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Target has announced that it's going to keep stores closed on Thanksgiving. OTARGET Elevator Stairs They'd already started doing that as a pandemic measure, but it's now going to be done every year. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Menstruation products are about to become available in Ann Arbor public restrooms. And Ann Arbor is apparently the first US city to require free menstruation products in every public restroom. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Portugal has announced that it's going to totally ditch coal as a power source. It'll be the fourth EU country to do so - after Belgium, Austria, and Sweden. CRACKED.COM — Source

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To improve road safety, the UK is set to totally ban phone use behind the wheel. SERIES AV TEXAS - - - cough العربية - P - - - R - Street now Design Texting and calling behind the wheel are already illegal, but this is going to make even checking your phone illegal too. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Disney has started introducing Black Santas to its parks this holiday season. PINA That's the first time this happened in the 66-year history of the parks, and it was done without any fanfare or announcements. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Albuquerque is now much better equipped to help mentally ill people. Instead of just dispatching police, 911 can now dispatch behavioral health responders who can help any mentally ill people that might need it. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The UK will recognize crabs, lobsters, and octopuses as sentient creatures. It's thanks to a recent study that reported that there's evidence those animals can feel distress and pain. CRACKED.COM — Source

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John Deere workers recently fought for, and won, a ten percent raise. IIII4240 JOHN That's the result of a month-long strike by over 10,000 workers - the first strike at the company since 1986. CRACKED.COM — Source

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