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Medieval Floor Tiles Returned to Monastery 60 Years After Boy Steals Them, Goaded by his Father

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Uplifting Videos

Dog Finds An Injured Parrot And They Become Best Friends | The Dodo Odd Couples thedodo

Teacher's Opera Karaoke Lands Him Audition on Britain's Got Talent youtube/goodnewsnetwork

I Rescued a BABY PARROT for My AVIARY!! youtube/Paul Cuffaro

Medical Breakthroughs

Doctors Have Been Waiting 30 Years for This. It Was Just Approved. The Guardian

Cameroon Tried Something Bold With Its Children. The Results Surprised Everyone r/UpliftingNews

A Human Heart Just Did Something Doctors Said Wasn't Possible r/UpliftingNews

Six-Year-Old Saffie Has Her Vision Saved from Rare Blindness Thanks to One-Time Gene Therapy Good News Network

Environmental Victories

A Tribe Near Seattle Started Flooding Its Own Farmland. Here's the Reason Why. NPR

Oak Trees Have Been Quietly Outsmarting Caterpillars for Years. Scientists Just Figured Out How. Good News Network

Scientists Built a Plastic That Does Something No Plastic Has Done Before Good News Network

This 500-Year-Old Farming System Still Works — and Scientists Are Just Now Figuring Out Why The Better India

Phone-Free Social Events Grew by 567% Led by the Generations Who Grew Up with Smartphones Good News Network

Community Wins

Chennai Surf School Trades Free Lessons for Beach Cleanups, Removing 24,000 Kilos of Waste The Better India

Researchers Spent Years Studying What the Pandemic Did to Young People. The Results Surprised Them Good News Network

Female DJs over 60 Take the Stage at a German Music Festival and Rock the Crowd Good News Network

American Hockey Fans Sang the Canadian Anthem Together When the Singer's Microphone Cut Out Good News Network

Finland Just Opened a Bridge Built Specifically for Everyone Except Drivers The Optimist Daily

Acts of Kindness

They Walked Out With Nothing. A Program Just Gave Them Something Most People Take for Granted. Good Good Good

He Carried His Father's Tulips Into the Car. She Saw His Face and Knew Exactly What It Meant. r/MadeMeSmile

She Kneeled Down on the Beach and Held Out Her Hand. The Stray Dog's Reaction Said Everything. r/MadeMeSmile

Strangers on a Subway Platform Erupt in Applause for a London Marathon Runner Good News Network

Animals & Pets

A Pool Employee Spotted Something at the Bottom of the Steps. What He Did Next Took 21 Seconds. r/HumansBeingBros

He Was Running Through the Field. He Had No Idea What Was Coming Behind Him. r/MadeMeSmile

A Woman Followed a Stranger Through a Walmart Parking Lot. Then She Asked About His Dog. r/MadeMeSmile

New Zealand's Kiwi Recovery Project Just Hit 90% Chick Survival Rate Positive News

Goth woman rescues a flightless carpenter bee and gives it the most heartwarmingly wonderful life Upworthy

Kids Making a Difference

A Japanese Teen Founded an Organization at 14. Now She's Changing How an Entire Country Votes. Global Citizen

Pizza Hut's 'BOOK IT!' Summer Reading Program Returns to Provide Voracious Young Readers with Pizza Parties and More r/UpliftingNews

9-Year-Old Girl Finds Hope After Meeting Pro Soccer Player Just Like Her Sunny Skyz

Heroes Among Us

Two vacationing paramedics deliver a baby at 30,000 feet with a shoelace and borrowed blankets Upworthy

‘My guardian angel’: Oak Island guide diagnosed with cancer after tourist urges him to call doctor r/UpliftingNews

Middle School Students Save Their Bus Driver During a Medical Emergency Sunny Skyz

Boston Marathon Runners Stop to Help Injured Competitor Cross the Finish Line Good News Network

Working Together

Genius parents devise bedtime ritual: son is allowed to stay up late, but he has to run Upworthy

Seeds Can 'Hear' the Rain — And the Sound Waves Make Them Grow 30-40% Faster, Shows MIT Study Good News Network

All refs should take a lesson right here... this is what it means to ref youth sports. r/HumansBeingBros