bricklaying

Photo credit: Wikipedia/YouTube/British Movietone – Winston Churchill turned to bricklaying to combat depression.

Culture, Identity

Winston Churchill battled his depression by staying busy, laying ‘200 bricks’ every day

Emily Shiffer

5/8/2026
An Operation Smile volunteer reverses an oxygen mask so a child with a cleft condition can blow a bubble for the first time in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Operation Smile Photos)

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Family, Science

How Bubbles Help Kids with Cleft Conditions

Sarah Watts

5/11/2026