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Photo credit: The Rose family courtesy of BelfastLive – Phoenix Rose, 8, is a great soccer player and plane-passenger soother.

Culture, Wholesome

8-year-old prevents flight from being diverted by soothing unruly passenger with ‘Dance Monkey’ song

Erik Barnes

5/12/2026
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