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The Olive Picking Champions of....Finland?
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: Finland won the World Olive Picking Championship in Croatia, with team captain Petri celebrating an unlikely victory despite Finland having no olive trees, harvesting 122.1 pounds in 45 minutes (Czech Republic second, Poland third). Skateboarder Diego set the Guinness World Record for fastest standing downhill skateboard speed in Quebec, reaching 94.34 mph after passing on a 91.27 mph run to chase 93 mph. In New York, Queens resident Joshua cleaned a dum
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Nov. 14, 2026
The Olive Picking Champions of....Finland?
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: Finland won the World Olive Picking Championship in Croatia, with team captain Petri celebrating an unlikely victory despite Finland having no olive trees, harvesting 122.1 pounds in 45 minutes (Czech Republic second, Poland third). Skateboarder Diego set the Guinness World Record for fastest standing downhill skateboard speed in Quebec, reaching 94.34 mph after passing on a 91.27 mph run to chase 93 mph. In New York, Queens resident Joshua cleaned a dum
Nov. 12, 2026
Knitted Police Slow Traffic
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: In a small English village with speeding problems, a resident knitted life-sized “police officers” in hi-vis uniforms, and drivers slowed down due to quick visual recognition of the uniform; local police didn’t object. Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Station researchers studying reefs in American Samoa observed some corals recovering full color from bleaching in as little as seven weeks, suggesting variability and possible genetic or structural advantages in c
Nov. 10, 2026
Accessible Nature Trails
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: researchers confirmed wild Spix’s macaws in Brazil for the first time in 24 years, with DNA and behavior indicating successful reproduction after coordinated captive breeding and reintroduction efforts. In Nigeria’s Niger Delta, Martha and a women’s group in Rivers State have replanted over 40 hectares of mangroves, helping fish and juvenile sea life recover. Cambodia’s Mekong Irrawaddy dolphin population reached an estimated 118 after six new calves, ai
Nov. 8, 2026
Woman spends her birthday in a sinkhole
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: fishermen and forest officials in West Bengal rescue a 3–4-day-old Asian elephant calf from floodwaters, reunite it with its herd, and confirm it is healthy; Zoe leaves a $75,000-a-year mechanical design job in Chicago after visiting Yellowstone to work as a seamstress for Xanterra, earning $19.25/hour with $96/month dorm housing; Yellowstone’s geology team collects 280 hats and other lost items from geothermal areas, including lens caps, sunglasses, Inv
Nov. 7, 2026
Don't Paint The Turtles
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: two first-ever recorded olive ridley sea turtle nests were found in Seal Beach and Huntington Beach, California, with 204 eggs moved to the Aquarium of the Pacific as scientists link the event to warming ocean temperatures pushing species north. In southeast Mississippi, veteran April runs Gulf Coast Primate Sanctuary for 22 rescued primates and a veteran program called Unplugged that uses trust-building with animals to help veterans heal. In Borneo, Bor
Nov. 5, 2026
Fat Bear Week
John shares five good news stories: an emu named Sideneck escapes an open gate at Tuckin’ Hay Farm and is brought back after a spirited chase and negotiation while the alpacas watch; Fat Bear Week draws over 100,000 votes and is won by 20-year-old Bear 89 “Backpack,” estimated at 1,000–1,200 pounds and known for staying out of drama; 12-year-old Sloan in Phoenix runs her fifth annual diaper drive, exceeding her 22,500 goal by collecting 30,000 diapers for Nourish Phoenix; Field Museum researcher