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This retro milk float is helping Londoners pursue a 'zero-waste' future

Heralded by the whirr of its underpowered electric engine and the clink of bottles stacked in crates on the back, Ella Shone’s ‘Topup Truck’

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World's longest hockey game lasts 252 hours, raises $1.8M for charity in Alberta

Hockey players in Alberta set numerous world records during a hockey game that began on Feb. 4 in order to raise money for charity.

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Weather-proof power: This is the World's First Home Hydrogen Battery

Australian energy company Lavo is throwing down the gauntlet to Tesla’s Powerwall with a home battery storage system that doesn’t rely on...

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From drugs to mushrooms: Underground farmers take root in Paris

A 3,000-square meter garage space in Paris that once served as a hub for prostitution and drugs has found new life as an urban farming

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Mother and daughter leave secret gifts in random act of kindness during lockdown

A mother and daughter have been brightening people's days during the pandemic by leaving gifts and cheerful messages around their local area

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Cake Lady helps wounded soldiers heal, one treat at a time

Who was this Cake Lady, he wondered, until he saw a middle-aged woman in a “strange dress″ pushing a trolley and handing out cake.

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Humanitarian volunteers descend cliffside to pick up trash

“Many volunteers cherish the belief that they should do something good for society,” a volunteer, Kan Yuanjian, told China Daily.

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Fantastic beasts in the real world and where to find them

There's a real danger we'll get a Section 3A incident in Central London this December. Muggles are being invited to see a parade

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NASA, European Space Agency Formalize Artemis Gateway Partnership

The agreement, signed Tuesday, marks NASA’s first formal commitment to launch international crew members to the lunar vicinity

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Study Shows How Exercise Stalls Cancer Growth Through The Immune System

Now, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found a likely explanation of why exercise helps slow down cancer growth

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School on Wheels Inc.

School on Wheels volunteers provide free tutoring & mentoring to children from kindergarten through twelfth grade living in shelters, motels, vehicles, group foster homes, and on the streets in Southern California.

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Pajama Jama Jama

Pajama Jama Jama is a sing-along book that helps parents prepare their children for bed.