Studies Link Marijuana Legalization to All Sorts of Positive Public Health Outcomes
Rates of suicide, binge drinking, traffic fatalities, and perhaps ironically, cannabis use in teenagers, were all lowered.
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Americans Are Taking More Small Steps to Create Positive Societal Change
A survey of 2,000 Americans found that 7 in 10 feel they've become more ethically responsible in the last year.
81-Year-old Survives Nearly a Week Stuck in Snowbank With Only Croissants and Candy
An 81-year-old man survived on croissants and candy after a snowstorm left him stuck on a desolate CA highway alone for nearly a week.
Boeing Employee Buys Winning Ticket on Hunch When Lottery Hits '747' Million-Just Like the Jets She Helped Make
In another coincidence, the jackpot had reached $747 million the week in which Boeing sold its last 747 ever.
U.S. Warship Renamed After Robert Smalls, a Former Slave Turned Civil War Hero
Conscripted in 1862 to serve as the pilot of a Confederate steamer at Charleston, he executed a daring escape out of Charleston harbor.
The Public Gave Names to Snowplows in Madison, Wisconsin-And They are Hilarious
The city's chief salting truck will be named "Saltimus Prime," with other entries Snowbi-Wan Kenobi, and Dolly Plowton also winning.
World's Largest Dance Marathon Busts a Record Move Raising $15M for Childhood Cancer
Students at Penn State University have raised a whopping $15 million during their annual 46-hour ‘no sleeping or sitting' dance marathon.
Senior With No Car Walks to Work-But After She Found $15k and Returned it She Does Now
Just doing what she "was taught to do" the grandmother of two called the police, who sent an officer to take custody of the sum.
Build a Snowman to Match Kids' Drawings at Children's Hospital - And Bring Joy to Patients and Staff
Volunteers can bring joy to a Colorado children's hospital when they build snowmen to bring to life the drawings of patients stuck indoors.
Yale Honors Work of 9-Year-Old Girl Who is Stomping Out Extremely Invasive Bugs in New Jersey
Yale decided to highlight this citizen scientist, as she donated her collection of 27 laternflies to the Peabody Museum of Natural History
Pentagon Reverses Ruling on the Release of Art Made by Guantanamo Bay Detainees
In a rare moment of criminal justice, Guantánamo Bay detainees managed to win themselves some rights, but not the ones you might imagine.
Unique Nonprofit to Provide 'Basic Income' to California Homeless in 12-Month Study Funded by Google
The privately-funded Miracle Money: California, will provide basic income to 100 California homeless people, plus one-on-one social support.
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