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Archive — Wednesday, May 13, 2026
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Breaking
A Little Boy Called 9-1-1 About a Monster Under His Bed. The Officer Who Showed Up Didn't Disappoint.
InspireMore
On a Scorching Day, a Hummingbird Found the Perfect Solution
r/BeAmazed
Kids Making a Difference
A Young Cancer Survivor Got a Make-A-Wish. His One Request Said Everything About Him. InspireMore
A 12-Year-Old Swam 6 Hours Alone in the Ocean. Then She Found Help. r/BeAmazed
A Baby Took Her First Steps. The Entire Arena Was Watching. r/MadeMeSmile
She Was 4 Years Old When She Saved Her Grandmother's Life. Here's How. Sunny Skyz
Someone Left a Pot on the Stove Overnight. A Student Turned It Into a Life-Saving Device. Upworthy
Community Wins
Four Babies. One Frame. One Very Tired and Very Happy Family. r/MadeMeSmile
A Photo With Six Generations of Women in One Frame Is Stopping People Cold r/BeAmazed
Her Daughter Found a 6-Leaf Clover. Then a 5-Leaf. Then 25 More Four-Leaf Ones. r/MadeMeSmile
He Re-Mortgaged His Home to Save the Neighborhood Pub. Good News Network
Acts of Kindness
He Stopped on the Way Home to Pick Flowers. Then He Left a Note. r/MadeMeSmile
A Man Walked Across the Stage. Mid-Speech, 200 Graduates Realized Their Loans Were Gone. Sunny Skyz
A Taxi Driver in Spain Drove Sick Patients for Free for Years. Then the Doctors Surprised Him. r/MadeMeSmile
Working Together
Some Dads Decided to Learn Something New — and Brought Other Dads With Them r/MadeMeSmile
Endangered Butterflies Were Disappearing. Then Incarcerated Women Stepped In. Reasons to Be Cheerful
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
Science
An Offshore Wind Turbine Just Powered Its Own Data Center — With the Ocean Handling the Heat Good News Network
Scientists Found That Sea Shanties Make People Work Better Together — and the Reason Makes Sense Popular Science
Gut Bacteria From Young Mice Just Reversed Aging in Older Ones Science Alert
He Built a Real Flying Speeder Bike. It Goes 124 mph. r/BeAmazed
Scientists Are Recycling 6 Trillion Cigarette Butts Into Something You'd Never Guess Good Good Good
Around the World
44 Miles of a Balkan River Were Locked in Wartime Concrete. Now They're Free. Good News Network
Conservationists Just Reversed Decades of Damage in South Africa's Most Vital Ecosystems Good News Network
Volunteers Are Standing Between Humans and Tigers in Nepal — and It's Working Good Good Good
British Grandmothers Who Knit for Penguins and Rhinos Are Now Taking On Elephants Good Good Good
Medical Breakthroughs
A New Nasal Spray Could Protect the Brain in the Critical Minutes After a Stroke Knowridge
New Research Says You Don't Need 10,000 Steps. Here's the New Number. Science Alert
New Therapy Rewires the Brain To Restore Joy in Depression Patients r/scitechdaily
Magnetic Brain Pulses Are Helping Kids With Autism Find Their Voice Science Alert
An AI Scan of Your Heart Could Now Catch Heart Failure Before It Starts Knowridge
Animals & Pets
A Sea Turtle Arrived at the Rescue Center With a Tumor Bigger Than Her Own Head Good Good Good
A Boat Shattered Her Shell. Four Months Later, She Made It Back. Good Good Good
When Leopard Cubs Lose Their Mothers, These People Make Sure They Don't Lose Everything Good Good Good
A Mom Dog Found the Humans Who Fed Her Babies. What She Did Next Says Everything. r/MadeMeSmile
Uplifting Videos
Fifth-grade substitute teacher intentionally calls out all the wrong names during roll call to see the kids reaction youtube/shorts
A Lizard Wandered Onto an F1 Track. Officials Did Something Hilarious. youtube
I Rescued a BABY PARROT for My AVIARY!! youtube/Paul Cuffaro
Heroes Among Us
Two Years Ago She Started. Yesterday She Shared What She Looks Like Now. r/MadeMeSmile
She Set Off on a 254-Mile Race. She Finished 3 Hours Ahead of the Men's Record. r/BeAmazed
She Put Everything on the Line. Then Won $240,150. InspireMore
She Quit Her Job and Spent 5 Years Chasing Sea Turtles Around the World. Here's What She Found. Good Good Good
Environmental Victories
Scientists Were Delighted by a Rare Rescued Sea Turtle. Then They Ran a DNA Test. Good Good Good
A Trail Camera Just Caught Something in the Swamp That Has Scientists Talking Good Good Good
The Great Lakes Fishing Industry Just Adopted a Model That Wastes Nothing Reasons to Be Cheerful
A Tribe Near Seattle Started Flooding Its Own Farmland. Here's the Reason Why. NPR