Yes, This Town Is Real. Yes, It’s Totally Adorable. And Yes, What It Did Is Making Kids Happier.

Alarm clocks. Rushed breakfast. Last-minute homework. Tiredness. “Hurry up!” As chaotic as a school morning can be, it’s pretty dang cool to see the fun way these students go about theirs. And no, this idea wouldn’t work everywhere. But I’m confident it could work in many places. What about where you live?

Pets

Woman’s childhood dog shows up unexpectedly in Google Maps search, and millions relate

Generations

92-year-old granddad makes a sandwich miners used to eat to last all day. People are awed.

Technology

In 1790, Samuel Hopkins was issued the first patent in the United States. It spurred American innovation.

Science

Mark Ruffalo dreamed he had a brain tumor. The next day a scan found one.