Twelve-Year-Old Boy Creates Organization to Help Homeless People Posted January 27, 2020 A 12-year-old boy from Oregon, United States, formed a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping homeless people. Symond Boschetto / bo-…
First Marvel Comic Published Sells for $1.26 Million Posted January 14, 2020 A near-mint condition copy of the very first Marvel comic published sold for $1.26 million at a public auction in Texas. The issue, called Marvel Comics
Indonesian Children Given Chicks and Seeds to Spend Less Time Online Posted January 8, 2020 An Indonesian city wants students in elementary and middle school to take care of chicks or grow chili plants to reduce the time they spend online. Bandung City in West Java, I…
Electric Scooter Company Rewards Customers Who Wear Helmets Posted January 5, 2020 Electric scooter rental company Bird awards incentives to customers who take selfies wearing helmets. The company has updated its app by adding a new safety fe…
Researchers Find Most Effective Way to Learn Posted December 20, 2019 Failing 15% of the time leads to a faster and more effective way of learning, researchers claim. According to researchers from the University of Arizona, an 85% accuracy rate i…
New Bill Prevents Uzbeks from Throwing Expensive Parties Posted December 10, 2019 A new bill in Uzbekistan proposes to fine people who throw expensive parties. Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Justice intends to fine people up to $230 for throwing costly parties. Ve…
Italian Town Bans Google Maps Because of Wrong Directions Posted December 1, 2019 A small town in Sardinia / sɑrˈdɪn i ə /, Italy, banned the use of Google Maps after people got lost while following the app’s misleading dire…
Small City Wins Magazine’s “Nicest Places in America” Contest Posted November 25, 2019 Columbiana, Ohio, has won Reader’s Digest’s yearly “Nicest Places in America” contest, which honors American communities that promote kindness and respect. The city’s …
Preschoolers Walk Out of School without Any Adults Posted November 19, 2019 Seven unaccompanied children left their preschool in Arizona and were seen walking on a nearby road. The preschoolers, approximately as young as 18 months, wer…
UK Couple Grows Trees into Furniture Posted November 15, 2019 A couple from the United Kingdom is growing trees into furniture that does not need any carpentry. Gavin /ˈgæv ɪn/ and Ali…