12 Trivia Tidbits for Thursday, April 18, 2024

Remember those Gushers commercials with the big fruit heads? That’s what these tidbits will do to you

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’30 Rock’ Actor And Anti-Bullying Activist Canceled By Homophobic School Board

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26 Pieces of Good News Improved Our Day a Little

By:: Brian C. Miller; Cracked Writers

December 01, 2021

26 Pieces of Good News Improved Our Day a Little

We know a couple of pieces of good news won't fix everything-- but a couple of pieces of news that don't make us want to go walk into the ocean certainly don't hurt.

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India has met its non-fossil-based electricity goal 9 years ahead of schedule. The government committed to getting 40% of its electricity from non-fossil-based energy sources by 2030, but they accomplished that in November 2021. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **13 Pieces Of Good News To Make The World Seem Less Gloomy**

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Bishop Desmond Tutu's last acts were noble and thoughtful. Instead of an extravagant service, he asked for a simple ceremony with a pine coffin, and also asked for his remains to be aquamated (which is similar to cremation, but is more environmentally friendly). CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **13 Pieces Of Good News To Make The World Seem Less Gloomy**

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The Cardamom Hills in Cambodia now have wild elephants and otters again. This is a forest conservation site, and the event is pretty significant since elephants left it five years ago and have only now returned. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **13 Pieces Of Good News To Make The World Seem Less Gloomy**

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We've just had the ninth endangered right whale calf born this season. That's big news considering that there are only 336 whales left in the entire species. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **13 Pieces Of Good News To Make The World Seem Less Gloomy**

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Underserved countries are getting a new COVID vaccine. 2 3 لا 5ml It was developed at Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, and it was approved for use in India, and other underserved countries are expected to follow soon. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **13 Pieces Of Good News To Make The World Seem Less Gloomy**

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One of Tennesee's Wildlife Management Areas expanded by over 1,000 acres. That's the area that was added to Tennessee's Bear Hollow Mountain Wildlife Management Area, and that also connected two previously separate parts of the Area - and it also has habitats for eight bat species that need protection.com — **Source:** **13 Pieces Of Good News To Make The World Seem Less Gloomy**

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Paraguay is now a producer of 100% renewable energy. And it's the first country in its region to produce 100% renewable energy - This is an unprecedented historic event, said president Mario Abdo Benítez at a ceremony marking the electrification of the city of Bahia Negra.COM — **Source:** **13 Pieces Of Good News To Make The World Seem Less Gloomy**

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In a first, a Maori broadcaster anchored the news with a chin tattoo. The tattoo, called a moko kauae, is deeply significant in Maori culture - and, as she noted, I'm very much aware that I'm the first to anchor a six o'clock primetime news bulletin. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **13 Pieces Of Good News To Make The World Seem Less Gloomy**

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Scientists are trying to restore the American chestnut to forests. Billions of chestnut trees died about a hundred years ago because of an invasive fungus, but scientists are working on undoing that, and expect to see the fruits of their work in 150 years at the earliest. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **13 Pieces Of Good News To Make The World Seem Less Gloomy**

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LGBT+ conversion therapy is now going to be banned outright in France. The French parliament recently voted for that, putting France on a small list of countries that has voted for this ban (other countries on the list include Germany, Brazil, Ecuador, and Malta). CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **13 Pieces Of Good News To Make The World Seem Less Gloomy**

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The James Webb Space Telescope can keep going longer than we thought. Apparently, the telescope can keep running for more than 10 years - thanks to the fact that less propellant will be needed to correct its trajectory than was first assumed. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **13 Pieces Of Good News To Make The World Seem Less Gloomy**

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In France, birth control is now freely available to all women under 25. BOOKING That could help three million women, and it covers methods like steroid hormones, IUDs, and contraceptive patches. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **13 Pieces Of Good News To Make The World Seem Less Gloomy**

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Mink farms will soon be a thing of the past in the nation of Italy. Not only that, but fur farming is about to get banned outright - both of those things have been made possible thanks to an amendment recently voted on by the Italian Senate. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **13 Pieces Of Good News To Make The World Seem Less Gloomy**

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Habitat for Humanity has started 3D-printing homes for people in the US. And a family is already living in one - before Christmas, one Virginia family got the keys to organization's first-ever 3D-printed home in the country. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **13 Unexpected Pieces Of Good News To Cheer Us Up**

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One man raised thousands of dollars to save Christmas for storm victim kids. Retired marine Shawn Triplett raised $95,000 from all over the world for presents for Kentucky kids who had to spend the holiday in storm shelters because of tornadoes. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **13 Unexpected Pieces Of Good News To Cheer Us Up**

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In Phuket, Thailand, sea turtles are kind of seeing a resurgence these days. This is because tourism is declining - turtles are now making nests all over the island and starting to lay eggs. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **13 Unexpected Pieces Of Good News To Cheer Us Up**

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With enough people vaccinated or recovered, population immunity could happen. In Dr. Fauci's word, it's entirely conceivable, and likely, as a matter of fact. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **13 Unexpected Pieces Of Good News To Cheer Us Up**

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In Canada, the government is about to completely ban single-use plastics. It's part of a long-term plan to take care of plastic pollution, and it's estimated that the new regulations will keep about 23,000 tons of plastic waste out of the environment in a ten-year span. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **13 Unexpected Pieces Of Good News To Cheer Us Up**

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The Eastern European country of Latvia is about to put a stop to hunting for lynxes. The State Forest Service won't give any lynx hunting permits this hunting season, as there are plans to put the Eurasian lynx on a list of especially protected species. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **13 Unexpected Pieces Of Good News To Cheer Us Up**

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The strike at Kellogg's is over, and it's a major victory for Kellogg's workers. FLAKES The strike lasted nearly 3 months and, according to a union president, the new contract signed after the strike makes gains and does not include any concessions. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **13 Unexpected Pieces Of Good News To Cheer Us Up**

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A new mental health program in Hamilton, Canada, has been super-successful. About eight years ago, Hamilton launched a mobile crisis rapid response team to respond to mental health situations and, since then, 70% fewer people are being taken into custody compared to before the program started.com — **Source:** **13 Unexpected Pieces Of Good News To Cheer Us Up**

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Joe Biden signed a bill that will pour $100 million annually into ALS spending. Specifically, the money will go towards research into cures, prevention, and treatment for ALS, from 2022 to 2026. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **13 Unexpected Pieces Of Good News To Cheer Us Up**

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Apparently, work-from-home is here to stay and the 5-day workweek is out. N 8 ٨ H و 1 B d o - C Y 8 3 M O 1 1 4 I ( 0 6 I 8 L 9 E 9 2 ( 1 9 v % 3 . и la G to F . o as E 244 to . DE IL 3 gr According to a new OECD survey, both workers and managers want to see an increase in the amount of remote work, and the share of remote work ads is up after the pandemic. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **13 Unexpected Pieces Of Good News To Cheer Us Up**

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Taiwan is showing up big time for Filipino typhoon victims, with 10 metric tons of aid. Over the Christmas weekend, two Taiwanese military airplanes delivered aid to help the Philippines recover from Super Typhoon Rai. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **13 Unexpected Pieces Of Good News To Cheer Us Up**

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Turns out, Omicron is 70% less likely to result in need for hospital care. People with Omicron are way less likely than those infected with other strains to need hospital care - some 50% to 70% less, according to a major analysis. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **13 Unexpected Pieces Of Good News To Cheer Us Up**

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Somebody anonymously donated $25 million to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. That also happens to be the largest gift that its supporting organization, the DMNS Foundation, has received in its 121-year history. CRACKED.COM — **Source:** **13 Unexpected Pieces Of Good News To Cheer Us Up**

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