5 Good News Stories : Happiness and Fun

Caloroga Shark Media / Happiness Good News Lab

Five Good News Stories - five stories in the news, all of them good! It's 5 Good News Stories to make you smile. Have a great day!

  • 4 minutes 38 seconds
    What makes dogs happy?
    Nikon outfitted Grizzler the sheepdog with a camera that snapped photos when his heart rate rose, producing Instagram images of what excites him, from other dogs and food to wildlife and random objects. Scientists at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology created a spray-on powder that rapidly forms a hydrogel barrier to seal bullet wounds and remains stable for two years at room temperature. In the Galapagos, 158 endangered giant tortoises were released on an island where they had been extinct for 180 years, aided by genetic research linking living tortoises to the lost Floriana lineage and emphasizing their role as keystone species. A Harvard study explains basketball sneaker squeaks as rapid rubber contact changes and ripples. Osaka received an anonymous $3.6 million gold bar donation to repair aging water pipes.

    00:10 Dog Camera Happiness
    01:10 Spray Powder Wound Seal
    01:44 Galapagos Tortoise Return
    02:51 Why Sneakers Squeak
    03:54 Osaka Gold Bar Gift
    04:34 Wrap Up Five Stories


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    31 March 2026, 7:05 am
  • 4 minutes 55 seconds
    One-Armed Hole-in-One, Solo Atlantic Row, Underwater ‘De-Aging,’ Dog Waste Hustle, and Scrabble Tips
    Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: Patrick, who lost an arm in a work accident and learned golf after years of recovery, made a 120-yard hole-in-one with a seven iron at Over Stone Park, saying golf saved his life. Taryn became the first woman to row the 3,000-mile “world’s toughest row” solo from the Canary Islands to Antigua, finishing in 46 days after three years of training. Retired naval officer Joseph lived 93 days in a 100-square-foot pressurized pod at the bottom of the Atlantic, breaking a 73-day record and showing health changes like longer telomeres, higher stem cells, better sleep, lower cholesterol, and reduced inflammation. Kyle earns about £24,000 yearly with a dog waste removal side business. Natalie became the UK’s top female Scrabble champion and gives strategy tips on two-letter words, bonuses, and exchanging tiles.
     
    00:10 One Armed Hole in One
    01:09 Solo Atlantic Row Triumph
    02:02 93 Days Underwater Study
    03:06 Dog Waste Side Hustle
    03:37 UK Scrabble Champion Tips
    04:42 Wrap Up and Word List

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    29 March 2026, 7:05 am
  • 3 minutes 50 seconds
    Mets to hold Bobby Valentine Fake Mustache Night
    Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: a Finnish couple won the 2026 wife-carrying race on a 380-meter course and earned a barrel of local ale, with racers carrying a partner over hills and obstacles amid water-spraying spectators and a 50-kilogram minimum weight rule. The large tortoiseshell butterfly, long classified as extinct, has been spotted in six locations and may be reclassified. In the UK, a rare pale pink fairy club fungus native to Italy was found in England, the first recorded Great Britain sighting, confirmed by DNA testing. A door camera mistakenly identified a woman’s hair bun as a “brown chicken.” The New York Mets will hold Bobby Valentine Disguise Night May 29, honoring his 1999 fake-mustache return after an ejection.

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    28 March 2026, 7:05 am
  • 3 minutes 40 seconds
    Robot solved Rubik's Cubes
    Johnny Mac eports that the Two Brothers set a Guinness World Record with a robot solving a 4x4x4 Rubik’s cube in 45.3 seconds using four robotic arms and two cameras with shutters for fairness, beating a 2014 mark of 1:18 after multiple improving attempts. A large study of over 100,000 women found AI analysis of routine mammograms can identify calcium in breast arteries linked to future cardiovascular disease, with mild calcification tied to about a 30% higher risk of serious events, and experts want integration and reporting guidelines. In Seattle, Rain Works uses hydrophobic spray stencils to create sidewalk art that only appears when wet and has spread globally. Scientists rediscovered the long-fingered possum and ring-tailed glider alive in New Guinea. In England, 19-year-old Nate monetized a realistic Spider-Man costume for parties and events.

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    27 March 2026, 3:56 pm
  • 4 minutes 41 seconds
    Turkeys Terrorize Town
    Johnny Mac presents five good news stories: a Mississippi man gets back the class ring he lost on a beach in 1982 after a treasure hunter found it with a metal detector, still in excellent condition; Richard sets a Guinness attempt by folding 250 paper planes in one hour, beating the previous 200 record with each plane tested for flight; a pet milk snake missing for 15 months is found living under a neighbor’s compost heap and returned home in good health; conservationists reintroduce five red-necked ostriches to Saudi Arabia’s 6 million-acre Prince Mohammad bin Salman Royal Reserve as part of a larger native-species restoration project; and Janesville, Wisconsin deals with aggressive turkeys chasing people, with the DNR consulting USDA Wildlife Services on a plan.
     
    00:10 Lost Class Ring Found
    01:03 Paper Plane Record
    01:43 Missing Snake Returns
    02:39 Ostriches Reintroduced
    03:23 Aggressive Turkey Trouble
     

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    26 March 2026, 7:20 am
  • 4 minutes 34 seconds
    Ghostbusters Firehouse Honored, Fish-Inspired Microplastic Filter, and a Package-Stealing Dog

    Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: the Smithsonian names the Ghostbusters New York City firehouse (Hook and Ladder 8) among 250 places to visit as America approaches its 250th anniversary, with the full list at smithsonianmag.com; German scientists develop a fish gill-inspired wastewater filter that removes up to 99% of microplastics by rolling particles along a cone-shaped mesh into a separate chamber; a Ryanair passenger buys all 68 onboard scratch-card packets and wins nothing, amid reports that jackpot winners enter a separate envelope draw with long odds; an Oxfordshire cash-only “five penny” Swinford toll bridge, founded by an act of parliament in the 1700s, earns about £500 a day and polarizes reviewers; and Oklahoma City police share footage of a dog stealing a porch package, which is recovered.
     
    00:11 Ghostbusters Firehouse Trip
    01:10 Fish Inspired Microplastic Filter
    01:54 Ryanair Scratch Card Bust
    02:57 Britain’s Five Penny Bridge
    03:44 Porch Pirate Dogs Caught
     

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    24 March 2026, 7:07 am
  • 5 minutes 20 seconds
    A cow escaped on to the high school tennis courts
    Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: urban explorers Mitch and Jake find a remote Scottish bungalow packed with dusty teddy bears and dolls, allegedly hoarded by a widow, after a long search and trek; Alan at the Trumpet Inn offers a 5% cash discount to offset card fees, shifting payments from mostly card to about half cash; a cow on the loose in Nebraska wanders onto a high school tennis court, prompting a lockdown until police and rodeo helpers herd it to the fairgrounds and back to its owner; artist Gary mixes cremation ashes into custom landscape paintings so families can see and feel where ashes remain; and three original Bob Ross paintings auction for $1.27 million for public television, led by “Change of Seasons” at nearly $788,000.

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    22 March 2026, 7:09 am
  • 5 minutes 17 seconds
    150-year-old bottle of beer tastes pretty ok
    Johnny Mac presents five stories: Tom’s Eiffel Tower proposal to Taylor is nearly ruined when a woman with a selfie stick blocks their hidden phone, but the stranger’s own video captures the couple hugging, kissing and showing the ring. In London, Rose alleges a neighbor ripped out her fence, cut into her decking and hot tub enclosure, and moved a new fence over a meter into her garden; police called it civil, but a boundary survey says her original fence was correct and she’s working with the land registry. In Southern Arizona, an endangered jaguar is spotted at a watering hole, the fifth in 15 years. In Utah, archaeologists find an intact ~150-year-old bottle of alcohol and experts say it appears to be a low-alcohol beer they hope to recreate. In Wilmington, North Carolina, Zeke Smash donates 5% of profits to childhood cancer charities.

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    19 March 2026, 7:07 am
  • 5 minutes 12 seconds
    Teddy Bear Toss Record
    Johnny Mac delivers five good news stories: Hershey Bears fans continued a 25-year “teddy bear toss” tradition, throwing 81,796 stuffed animals onto the ice after the team’s first goal (after setting a 102,343 world record last season) to benefit children and families in Central Pennsylvania. The nonprofit American Prairie removed its 100th mile of derelict barbed wire, eliminating about 500,000 pounds of scrap metal to help wildlife move freely, as it works toward national park designation after decades of land acquisition and leasing. David Sylvester began a cross-country bike ride after 9/11 to honor a friend, leading to global journeys documenting consensual touch and healing, and his book “Brethren Arms, Real Men Hug.” Iowa’s Great Iowa Treasure Hunt reunites residents with unclaimed assets, including a woman who recovered $4.5 million in McDonald’s stock. A study found some “gifted word learner” dogs can learn toy names by overhearing conversations. 

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    17 March 2026, 7:07 am
  • 4 minutes 46 seconds
    Double amputee climbs highest mountain on all 7 continents
    Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: In Texas, Sean enlisted an entire preschool class to surprise his fiancée Zoey with a bridal shower; the couple had attended the school at age four and reconnected at a 2021 summer camp. New research from Newcastle University suggests a single 10-minute high-intensity cycling session can quickly change blood molecules, increasing 13 proteins including one tied to DNA repair, potentially helping suppress cancer growth in overweight but otherwise healthy adults aged 50–78. In England, Mark and Carol spent three decades and tens of thousands restoring a closed 1950 train station into “The Old Station,” now open for visits and overnight stays. In the Mediterranean, Cyprus is fighting invasive lionfish by serving it in restaurants. British veteran Hari became the first above-the-knee double amputee to climb the highest mountain on every continent.

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    15 March 2026, 7:07 am
  • 4 minutes 41 seconds
    Police Sergeant faked working from home
     Nicola ignored her husband Martin’s advice to stop entering prize drawings and won a £4.5 million, mortgage-free, fully furnished five-bedroom Lake District home with a private lake plus $315,000 cash, giving the couple financial security and options to live in, rent, or sell. A notorious 22-room Florida “theme park” house—with rooms like a saloon, pirate room, 1950s space theme, and a taxidermy room with stuffed cats—found a buyer at the $500,000 asking price to become a short-term rental. A sea turtle that survived a shark attack and lost a front limb was rehabilitated and released with a satellite tracker. Researchers say Svalbard polar bears’ body condition improved after 2000 despite declining sea ice. A police sergeant was fired for using a picture frame to fake keystrokes while working from home.

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    12 March 2026, 7:07 am
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