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February 25, 2022

If you've been reading about nothing but awful stuff all day long, here's something to help fix your perspective.

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The richest man in New Zealand donated gear and food to Tonga. IIII 4240 JOHN DEPAI Graeme Hart's total donation was 30 fishing boats, a container loaded with breakfast food, and eight new tractors. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Duke Energy Corp plans to totally exit coal energy by 2035. And it plans to double its renewable capacity by 2030, too. CRACKED.COM — Source

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In California, vineyards are dropping pesticides and switching to owls. That's part of a long-term experiment for fighting pests, conducted at Humboldt State University. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Ingenuity helicopter is still roaming Mars one year later. It now has a total of 19 Mars flights, and it's not yet ready to stop. CRACKED.COM — Source

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An Inuk woman is helping people reconnect to Inuit culture by teaching online. She's teaching her Indigenous language, Inuktitut, to anyone who wants to learn it. CRACKED.COM — Source

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A law used to prosecute trans people in Kuwait has been overturned. That's a landmark decision for trans rights in the Middle East, activists say. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Victoria's Secret just signed up its first model with Down syndrome. VICTORIA'S SECRET AUD letter lang by NO - - Sofia Jirau, from Puerto Rico, called it a dream come true. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Haiti raised its minimum wage by up to 54% more than earlier. That came after workers' protests in the country - workers stated that their wages weren't enough to cover rising costs of living, and demanded an increase. CRACKED.COM — Source

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LGBTQ conversion therapy officially got banned in India. And the country's National Medical Commission said that any doctors offering it will be prosecuted. CRACKED.COM — Source

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We're more resilient against new COVID strains than we thought. That's the finding of a new study that determined that, in most cases, people's T-cells remember COVID and will activate when faced with new variants. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Wales is introducing a basic income program for foster youths who turn 18. For a total of two years, they'll be getting 1,600 pounds per month. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Israel has formally banned LGBTQ conversion therapy within its borders. The country's Health Ministry has recommended against that form of therapy for years, and now it's officially banned the practice. CRACKED.COM — Source

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A San Francisco restaurant that shares profits with staff is doing super well. The restaurant doesn't rely on tipping at all, just profit sharing - and they say they weren't affected by the labor shortage at all. CRACKED.COM — Source

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