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Upworthy GOOD PEOPLE:
Stories From the Best of Humanity
Upworthy GOOD PEOPLE:
Stories From the Best of Humanity

humanity

embarrassing story, saying I love you on accident, workplace stories, professional communication

A woman accidentally said, 'Love you!' to an important client. His response was perfect.

agt, toto, africa song, pub choir, choir, singing, singing lessons, africa cover

Australian choir director gets entire 'AGT' audience to sing Toto's Africa in perfect harmony

baby camel, baby camel hey, baby animals, baby animal videos, camel farm, cute animal videos

Sweet baby camel greets her caregiver in the most adorable but uncannily human-like way

handwritten note, server, server life, waitress, tipping, restaurant, kindness, note on bill, grief, connection, losing a daughter

Waitress shares the startling note a man left on his receipt that had her 'sobbing mid-shift'

acts of kindness, kindness, humanity, charity, people, humans, culture, love, happiness, altruism

8 small, simple acts of kindness you use to brighten someone's day

dogs; dogs eyebrows; dogs have eyebrows; evolution of dogs; man's best friend; puppy dog eyes

Study finds that dogs developed one specific facial trait to pull on human heartstrings

racism, karens, wholesome moments, southern hospitality, kindness, atlanta

A Black woman and white man share a refreshing exchange and it offers healing for us all

booktok, independent bookstore day, independent bookstore, book brigade michigan, serendipity books, small town michigan

300 people create a human chain to help an independent bookstore move their entire inventory

earth, space, overview effect, ron garan, blue planet

Astronaut shares the profound 'big lie' he realized after seeing the Earth from space

writer, literature, literary genius, intelligence, Leo Tolstoy

The one sign that someone is highly intelligent, according to literary genius Leo Tolstoy

mice, mouse, experiments, scientific research, overcrowding, overpopulation, universe 25

A scientist created a 'utopia' for mice and then they all started dying

pickpocket, misdirection, Apollo Robbins, human behavior, TED Talk

'World's greatest pickpocket' shows how he uses misdirection to steal a man's watch and wow

stray cat, stray cat house, stray cat village, rescue cats, cat distribution system, cat rescue, the dodo

He made a tiny house for his stray cat visitor, and it turned into an adorable kitty village

rachel ruff cuyler, poolhouse, indie rock, music, viral song, rock music, tiktok collabs, harmonies, teenage dirtbag

Indie band gets offer from a total stranger to 'fix' their song and it becomes a viral hit

raven, corvid, talking birds, speech, mimicry

Bird expert demystifies spooky 'voices in the woods' folklore with a talking raven

fred rogers, mr rogers, bloopers, prank, mr rogers neighborhood

Mister Rogers' crew once pranked him during his opening song. His reaction was so very him.

sea lions, ronan, uc santa cruz, music studies, marine mammals, peter cook

Seal's 'incredibly precise' sense of rhythm is more accurate than 99 percent of humans