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No matter how hard today is, remember you'll never have to do this day again. #dailyhappyreasons

No matter how hard today is, remember you'll never have to do this day again. #dailyhappyreasons

On 4 Oct 1957 the first man-made satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched. Satellites are estimated to have saved around 250,000 lives worldwide...

On 4 Oct 1957 the first man-made satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched. Satellites are estimated to have saved around 250,000 lives worldwide thanks to their help in better forecasting natural disasters. #dailyhappyreasons

On this day in 1990, Germany unified after four decades of Cold War division.

On this day in 1990, Germany unified after four decades of Cold War division.

In WW2, the US had a special unit called the Ghost Army, made of artists, actors and set designers whose job it was to confuse enemy troops....

In WW2, the US had a special unit called the Ghost Army, made of artists, actors and set designers whose job it was to confuse enemy troops. They did things like drive small convoys of tanks round in circles to make it appear like a large fleet, and lounge around and gossip in cafés to be overheard. They even had props like inflatable fake tanks to help with their deception.

I can almost smell the coffee in this wonderfully uplifting evocative poem #InternationalCoffeeDay

I can almost smell the coffee in this wonderfully uplifting evocative poem #InternationalCoffeeDay

Today, a poem. Good Timber, by Douglas Malloch.#goodtimber #poetrycommunity #adversity

Today, a poem. Good Timber, by Douglas Malloch.

#goodtimber #poetrycommunity #adversity

There's someone out there that really *gets* you. If you haven't met them yet, you will.#dailyhappyreasons #ThreeGoodThings...

There's someone out there that really *gets* you. If you haven't met them yet, you will.

#dailyhappyreasons #ThreeGoodThings #thingstobehappyabout

The collective noun for a group of ladybirds is a loveliness.#languagenerdery #naturelovers #reasonstobecheerful

The collective noun for a group of ladybirds is a loveliness.

#languagenerdery #naturelovers #reasonstobecheerful

Mr Rogers personally replied to every piece of fan mail he received.#kindnessmatters #positivity #thingstobehappyabout

Mr Rogers personally replied to every piece of fan mail he received.

#kindnessmatters #positivity #thingstobehappyabout

Baby dolphins are being born at this time of year.#dailyhappyreasons #dolphins #thingstobehappyabout #goodnews

Baby dolphins are being born at this time of year.

#dailyhappyreasons #dolphins #thingstobehappyabout #goodnews

In Istanbul there are vending machines where you can pay one plastic bottle to dispense food and water for stray dogs.#goodnews #positivity...

In Istanbul there are vending machines where you can pay one plastic bottle to dispense food and water for stray dogs.

#goodnews #positivity #kindnessmatters

Here is a teeny-tiny tortoise trying to eat a strawberry.#reptilelove #reptilesofmastodon #thingstobehappyabout

Here is a teeny-tiny tortoise trying to eat a strawberry.
#reptilelove #reptilesofmastodon #thingstobehappyabout

The last war Liechtenstein took part in was in 1866. They sent out 80 men for the Austro Prussian war. 81 returned - the original 80,...

The last war Liechtenstein took part in was in 1866. They sent out 80 men for the Austro Prussian war. 81 returned - the original 80, unscathed, and a friend they'd made along the way.

#goodnews #positivity #cheerfulnessiscontagious #liechtenstein

There used to be a species of crocodile that could gallop. Your happy reason for today is that it is extinct. #DailyHappyReason...

There used to be a species of crocodile that could gallop. Your happy reason for today is that it is extinct. #DailyHappyReason #dailyhappyreasons #thingstobegratefulfor

In Amsterdam, if someone passes away with no surviving close family, a poet will be asked to read at their funeral.#humankindness #death...

In Amsterdam, if someone passes away with no surviving close family, a poet will be asked to read at their funeral.

#humankindness #death #positivity

Dogs feel vulnerable when they poop - so they look to their owners for protection, not knowing that humans find the eye contact a bit...

Dogs feel vulnerable when they poop - so they look to their owners for protection, not knowing that humans find the eye contact a bit awkward.

#dailyhappyreasons #funny #dogs #dogsofmastodon

Hundreds of retired Japanese engineers volunteered to fix the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power station so that young people...

Hundreds of retired Japanese engineers volunteered to fix the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power station so that young people wouldn't have to be exposed to the radiation.

#reasonstobegrateful #positivity #goodnewstuesday #community

Benjamin Franklin once wrote an essay called "Fart Proudly". It's exactly what it sounds like.#funfacts #dailyhappyreasons...

Benjamin Franklin once wrote an essay called "Fart Proudly". It's exactly what it sounds like.

#funfacts #dailyhappyreasons #funny #silly

Roses are red, violets are blue. Today's #BadPoetryDay - over to you.#dailyhappyreasons #mindfulness #silly

Roses are red, violets are blue. Today's #BadPoetryDay - over to you.

#dailyhappyreasons #mindfulness #silly

Popsicles/ice lollies were invented by an 11-year-old who left a glass of soda with a stirring stick outside overnight. #reasonstobecheerful...

Popsicles/ice lollies were invented by an 11-year-old who left a glass of soda with a stirring stick outside overnight. #reasonstobecheerful #dailyhappyreasons