Man finally reads magazine he bought in 1985...here's why

0:03 Callaroga Shark Media. Hey there, I'm Johnny mag with your five good news stories. Good news for a man who bought a magazine in nineteen eighty five, he's finally been able to enjoy it and read it. He's learned how to read at age fifty eight, thanks to the help of a tutor who told the BBC that adults without the ability to read or actually more common than you might think. Ted was born in England and was dubbed lazy by the teaching staff when he arrived in middle school. Someone reached out his parents and suggested that Ted might be dyslexic. He wound up working as a mechanic for a British motorsport called Speedway, in which writers compete on dirt oval tracks. He got to go around the world and explained, I got involved with a young chap from Australia called Brayden. It's gone really well and I want to become his manager. That's what I'd like to do.

0:52 But to do that I need to read emails. He started taking thirty minute lessons twice a week with Duncan, the tutor. Duncan said he's been brilliant because Ted's so positive. He's been easy to teach. It's been so rewarding, and I get a buzz each time I sit down with him. Forty years ago, Ted bought a copy of Speedway Star magazine and he said, I've had this for so long and I've never been able to read it. It was amazing to do it. What a great story. A woman left a note at the house of her late father asking the owners, Hey, can I buy that porch bench. Erica was driving by the neighborhood and drive past the place dad used to live. She saw the swing of porch was still there. Her husband convinced her to leave a note asking to buy it. A couple of hours later, she heard back. She told people, when I saw they still had the swing, it flashed me back to my kids on the swing, Me on the swing, my nieces and nephew's on the swing, Mom and Dad on that swing.

1:38 Everything really brought back a lot of memories. I was telling my husband about it, just watching it, and I was like, I can't believe they still have the swing. This is so cool. My husband pulled in the driveway and got out, and I was like, what are you doing. He went to the door and was ringing the bell, but they weren't answering, so he was like, oh, I was gonna ask him if we could buy the bench. So they wrote a note. The guy called and she explains he thought I was trying to buy the house, but after a full conversation, I told him not trying to buy your house. I just want to buy the bench. And he's like, oh, yeah, it means a lot more to you than us. Just place the bench and you can have it. So we were going to go to home depot and buy him a new bench, but he texted me and said there's a bench we found for two hundred bucks. If you want to buy a new bench, just come and get that. So my ausoman brought us back and we got the bench. Now some people were negative, saying I can't believe it made you pay for it.

2:19 Eric explains he didn't make me do anything. We were like, hey, would love to replace it. So you have a bench, you can make memories on it for your kids. That way they'll have something to look back on in the future, something like the bench where everybody sat. Nice stories today. Right, How about this Swiss politician he was fine for buying pink water guns. Yeah, why authorities say pink water guns violated the country's weapons law. A member of the local council had ordered water pistols for his godchildren as a gift. Prosecutors ordered him to pay a fine totaling seventy three hundred dollars for a violation of weapons law, arguing that it applied even though the pistols were imitations quote, because they could be confused for real firearms due to their appearance fite the pink color. The councilman was like really, but accepted the penalty and paid the fine. Yikes, really okay?

3:07 Did you know that camels provide a healthier alternative to caw milk. That's what scientists from Edith Cohen University in Australia have found. They explained because camel milk has a higher potential to yield molecules that can selectively inhibit certain pathogens, it creates a healthy gut environment and likely lowers the risk of developing heart disease. And in several parts of the world where cattle is difficult, that land there is perfect for camels. So would you like some camel milk with your coffee? Nice job? Out of the Montana Bar Fairies. The Fairies are a group of volunteers that spend Saturday and Sunday mornings patrolling the parking lots of local bars, searching for cars left overnight. Their goal to reward people who have chosen not to drive home under the influence.

3:50 When they spot a car from the previous night, they leave a card and a gift card to a local coffee shop as a token of appreciation. Beth started this as a tribute to her son Bobby, who died in March of twenty three after being struck by a drunk driver. She explains, no one goes out thinking, oh I'm gonna drink tonight. I'm going to kill someone, you know, But that's what happens, the intense pain that comes when you lose your child. I didn't want anyone else to feel that. The Bar Ferries website reads, together we can create lasting change and save lives. We believe in turning tragedy into hope. Those your five could do stories for today, You have an awesome day.