We live in unusual times. It all gets a little too much party days. So every weekday we bring you a much needed dose of positivity to remind you that there is also inspiration, kindness and idiosyncrasy out there.
Tasmanian devil pinches phone, confuses it for chewing toys
A woman’s device dropped at a game reserve in Australia saw it being quickly spotted by a Tasmanian devil who immediately ran away with it.
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The Devil and the Device: The phone has been returned to its rightful owner, but has several bite marks to serve as a memento of the eventful day.
The guards eventually replaced a stick in the marsupial’s mouth for the phone that was returned to its owner, reports 9News.com.au.
The endangered Aussie animals are called demons after their ghostly nocturnal cries.
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Who wants to be a Mjölnir?
Our very own Taika Waititi, plus Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman played Spin the Mjölnir on Jimmy Kimmel Live to promote the movie Thor: Love And Thunder – and things got romantic. Kind of.
Waititi stepped up twice after turning the hammer that landed on a ‘kiss’ challenge.
American late-night TV presenter Kimmel and the Kiwi went for the embrace with the second ending in a big tongue-in-cheek pash.
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Taika Waititi (right) plays Spin the Mjölnir on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
However, Covid Restrictions saw both men kiss the Perspex screen between the host, who was dressed as Thor, and his guest.
Scrubbing and spraying keep kauri death away
The incurable disease is not spreading as feared and the middle of the forest – the heart of the forest – in West Auckland’s Waitātkere series shows no signs of kauri death, a new council survey has found.
Auckland Council’s kauri relapse manager Lisa Tolich told 1 News the survey’s findings were “quite encouraging” as the pathogen was “incredibly localized”.
“It basically means there is hope,” she said.
Three popular tracks were closed for almost four years due to the disease affecting the trees’ roots. They reopened in April.
Reunited with their friendly teacher -10 years later
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Surprise! The former teacher’s friendly children show up when they finish high school.
Mrs Hamilton retired from her job as a teacher years ago, but it became clear how much of an impact she was making on her students when they arrived at her home on their high school graduation day.
When her last class of kindergarten students were all grown up and ready to graduate, Hamilton’s daughter Kim threw a surprise that garnered millions of views on TikTok.
Students wearing caps and gowns began pouring in as the retiree tore apart as she embraced each member of the group of graduates.
Happy rescue cat always smiles
Snickers is a cat from the US state of Kentucky and it always seems like she’s leading her best life. This is partly because the calico cat’s facial features make it look like she’s smiling.
Kelly DeWeese was running in June 2020 when she found the sick and flea-infested kitten. But it is not just Snickers who have been given a new life. DeWeese found her lucky cat just a week after her mother Edna died of breast cancer. Now the couple are friends forever.
“She’s living her best life. If you look at what I posted about her on Instagram, she’s coming into these weird positions as if she’s a human,” DeWesse told the UK’s Mirror newspaper.