Positive News: This Week In History

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Back to the Future is released, sliced bread is invented and more good news in history in the week of July 3 to 9

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July 3 Back to the Future is released in 1985 The iconic movie Back to the Future was first released on July 3 1985. The movie, which followed Michael J Fox was Marty McFly as he famously went back in time in a Delorean to 1950, was released in American theaters this week 38 years ago. The movie quickly became a cult classic, and spun off two sequels, a cartoon series, and more. July 4 Independence Day in the USA in 1776 We couldn't really write about anything else on July 4th. On this day in 1776 American colonies declared independence from Great...
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Kindhearted students raising money so their teacher’s wife can have heart surgery

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A group of kindhearted students from the United States have shown amazing generosity towards their teacher by raising money for his sick wife. The students of Arcadia High School in Phoenix, Arizona have raised nearly $10,000 to help Mr Guy, their government and economics teacher, pay for his wife's...
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Shelter dog adopted after 11 years

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A shelter dog has been finally adopted after waiting 11 years. Vanessa had been living at Villalobos Rescue Center (VRC), in Louisiana since she had been dumped at there in 2012 when she was just a tiny puppy. "Her owner brought her in the back of a moving truck as...
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Video games created to save ugly critically endangered animals

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Environmentalist organisation On The Edge is trying to save lesser-known, ugly, endangered animals from extinction by putting them front and centre in video games. So far they have released two games: Save the Purple Frog and Kākāpō Run, with plans for more on the horizon. In the game Save...
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Science

US House expected to make provision for psychedelics for military PTSD veterans

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In a significant move for treating PTSD, a group of bipartisan US lawmakers is advocating for the inclusion of a provision that allows medical research on psychedelic drugs within the annual defense policy bill. The lawmakers argue that such research could have potential benefits in treating post-traumatic stress disorder...
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Society

Formerly conjoined twins leave hospital after a four month stay

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Sandy Fuller found out she was pregnant with twins in her second trimester. Although she was initially 'completely shocked', excitement soon took over. However, doctors soon realised that the twins were actually conjoined, and Sandy and her husband Jesse were referred to the Texas Children's Hospital. The two babies,...
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Organic fruit and veg box company to become a 100% staff owned business

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Organic fruit and veg box company, Riverford, will become completely owned by its staff after the owner sold his 23% stake in the company for just under £10m. Guy Singh-Watson had previously sold the majority of his company to staff in 2018 for £6m. However, rather than having the staff...
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