Turkish gym gives free lifetime pass to Syrian refugee looking longingly through the window
A photograph of Muhammet Halit, a shoe-shiner in Adiyaman, went viral recently where he is seen staring longingly through the window of a Turkish gym. The 12 year old Syrian refugee is seen with his shoe-shining equipment, wearing a pair of slippers, in the cold winter season. The gym offered a free lifetime membership to Muhammet after his photo went viral, winning the hearts of many people. “A boy,...
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These Michigan animal control officers are sleeping in dog houses to raise awareness
Officers at Saginaw County Animal Control in Michigan take many calls every day about animals, especially dogs, left out in the cold for too long. Officer Joaquin Guerrero and two other officers finally decided to raise awareness about the issue. They will be sleeping in custom-made dog houses at the Saginaw Correctional Facility, hoping their voices are heard loud and clear on Jan. 12. “It’ll fit to...
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This grocery store donates food that would have otherwise been destroyed after cooler malfunction
Trader Joe’s grocery store in Michigan suffered a refrigerator malfunction last Wednesday. Any other grocery store would’ve trashed all the perishable food items but Trader Joe’s policy, however, requires their stores to donate all of their perishables to charity. So the store donated all 35,000 pounds of their perishable goodies to Kalamazoo Gospel Mission: a local shelter that serves over 600 meals to...
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World’s first country that makes it illegal to pay women less than men
Iceland just became the first country in the world to make gender pay gap illegal. The legislation came into force on Monday, the first day of 2018. According to the new legislation, companies with more than 25 staff members are obliged to prove that they are not paying their male employees more than the females. Those that fail to prove pay parity will face fines. “The legislation is basically a mechanism...
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New Study : No increase in the number of autistic children in the US in last 3 years
In a heartening news, the US has seen no rise in the number of kids diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) since the last three years. Before that, the country witnessed a steady increase in the number of autistic kids for about twenty years. “Previous surveys have reported a steady increase in ASD prevalence in U.S. children over the past two decades,” a survey conducted through Autism and Developmental...
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This UK sandwich chain is offering double discount to customers bringing reusable coffee cups
In the UK, the number of coffee cups that end up in trash bins annually amount to 2.5 billion. That is almost 5,000 cups per minute! In an attempt to end this waste and change people’s habits, UK-based sandwich chain Pret a Manger has been offering 25 p discounts to customers using reusable cups since 2017, alongside Costa and Starbucks. The chain has now doubled the discount to 50 p on hot drinks. CEO...
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Nigerian Army claims 700 Boko Haram abductees have escaped captivity
The Nigerian Army has claimed that around 700 people abducted by militant group Boko Haram have escaped captivity in the north east of the country. An army spokesperson, Col Timothy Antigha, said they had fled several islands in Lake Chad and arrived in the town of Monguno, in Borno state. However, the army’s claim have not been verified yet and a BBC correspondent says that it might have happened over a period...
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Vandals destroy hives killing half a million bees, community raises $30,000 in 2 days to help beekeepers
Tori and Justin Engelhardt of Sioux City got a nasty shock Thursday morning when they found out some vandals had destroyed all their bee hives and most of their beekeeping equipment. The future of the Iowa couple’s honey business looked bleak – until their community came together and raised $30,000 in just two days! When news of the vandalism spread, many people in the surrounding communities opened...
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Good samaritans jump into action to save a herd of elk that fell through ice
Last Friday morning, a herd of elk accidentally fell through the ice at Palisades Reservoir in Wyoming, right into freezing water. Thankfully, dozens of people rushed to their rescue and pulled each one of the 13 elks to safety. “I was headed into Jackson to go to work and I noticed a couple cars pulled over,” Dusty Jones told East Idaho News. “I looked off to the left and saw a couple of guys...
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This grandmom with dementia snuggled up to mall Santa, making him cry
Karen Rangel was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2014, but she instantly recognized her all-time favorite Santa when she recently met him at a mall. Karen has been a super-fan her whole life and would even “flirt with him” as an adult when she still lived on her own. She even has a special Santa doll she sleeps with. “She doesn’t talk too much these days, but enjoys speaking to her Santa doll in...
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