Those of use who are always connected are guilty of peeking at our phone during a nice dinner out. Hence, the smartphone screen glow has replaced the candle as the most common type of lighting at restaurants. It’s not always intentional, it just happens, almost like a reflex. Well, whatContinue Reading
Picture this: 75 years of marriage. That’s what Freda and Glen Wall of Pleasanton will celebrate Monday. “We were so young,” said Glen, who at 95 looks two decades younger. “We didn’t know any better.” In fact, the groom was just 20 and the bride was 19. “I didn’t formallyContinue Reading
Besse Cooper of Monroe, Georgia had her birthday on Sunday. But this wasn’t just any old birthday. She turned 116, making her the oldest person in world. NBC notes that Besse Cooper is only the eighth person to reach this age and the fourth American to do so. Born in 1896,Continue Reading
When was the last time that you received an actual handwritten letter in the mail? If you are like most people, then it probably has been a while. Nowadays it is so easy to get in contact with people by email, telephone, text, twitter, facebook (eek!), that many choose notContinue Reading
Did your high school teacher tell you that you could only learn English, Spanish, French, Mandarin, or German? Well Good World News is showing you that there are MANY more options 🙂 There are roughly 7000 languages spoken throughout the world!! Unfortunately, if nothing is done, 50% of these areContinue Reading
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Archaeologists say they have found traces of 2,500-year-old chocolate on a plate in the Yucatan peninsula, the first time they have found ancient chocolate residue on a plate rather than a cup, suggesting it may have been used as a condiment or sauce with solid food.Continue Reading
Good News story from CNN – Queens, New York (CNN) — Kellie Phelan doesn’t mince words when she looks back at herself five years ago.“I was basically a crackhead,” Phelan said. “I literally was getting arrested every other week. I got pregnant by a drug dealer. … I was sevenContinue Reading
As long as you do it for the right reasons and not to impress others THURSDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) — If you buy life experiences such as an exotic vacation or tickets to a major concert in order to impress other people, you won’t get much of a happinessContinue Reading
Boston (CNN) — Johanna Crawford was volunteering for a domestic violence shelter in 2003 when she answered a hot line call she will never forget. On the other end of the line was a petrified woman who had just arrived in town after fleeing her husband. She said he hadContinue Reading
Although it’s hard to predict what the future will hold, we’ve come up with a list of 15 cities that we think will be hot in 20 years. To compile this list we looked at job growth, population growth and demographics, affordability, livability, and the health and well being ofContinue Reading