Global Suicide Rate Has Declined By 29%, With Millions of Tragedies Avoided Since 2000

An inspiring new report says that fewer and fewer people are having to endure the tragedy of suicide as the global rate continues to decline. According to a recent issue of The Economist, the global suicide rate has fallen by 29% since 2000 with notable declines in several demographic groups of people. For starters, rates […]

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India Has Saved Thousands of Lives by Increasing Sanitation Coverage from 40% to 90% in Just Four Years

The nation’s most significant cleanliness campaign has reportedly prevented thousands of children dying from sanitation-related causes in just 4 years.

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Police Are ‘Happily Surprised’ to Report Zero Roadside Busts for Drunk Driving On New Year’s Eve

Contrary to what you might expect, the police officers of this major city were delighted to report that none of the drivers they breathalyzed at road checkpoints were busted for driving while illegally impaired. Surrey is the second largest city in British Columbia, Canada with a population of roughly half a million. Vancouver holds the […]

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Heartwarming Data Reveals the Most Popular Google Searches Were About How We Can Be Good

According to Google Trends, the most popular internet searches involved people wanting to be better and learn about good things.

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Gore sees progress on climate change

Former Vice President Al Gore brought a dose of optimism about climate change to Harvard on April 7, saying the problems are severe, but the solutions are emerging.