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  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. #dogsofmastodon #dogowners #awkwardmoment #awkward

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

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  There used to be a species of crocodile that could gallop. Your happy reason for today is that it is extinct. #dailyhappyreasons #reasonstobecheerful #thingstobehappyabout #gratitude #crocodiles

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  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. #dailyhappyreasons #thingstobecheerfulabout #liechtenstein

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

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  There's an island in the Falklands that has been abandoned by humans due to unexploded land mines left behind from the Falklands War. It's become a safe haven for the local penguin population, who aren't heavy enough to set off the mines. #nature #penguins #Falklands

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  Scarecrows used to be called hobidy-boobies. #englishlanguage #languagenerd #languagenerdery #funfacts

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  A Japanese man, Kuroki Toshiyuki, planted shibazakura flowers across his whole farm so that his blind wife could experience them too. #love #lovestory #positivevibes #thingstobehappyabout

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  It's marshmallow toasting day. #nationaldaycalendar #marshmallows #sweettreats #dailyhappyreasons #goodnews

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  You should be able to find blackberries out now if you're able to locate a nice country lane. Free snacks! #foraging #blackberries #fruit #thingstobegratefulfor #ukcountryside

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  Baby dolphins are being born at this time of year. #dailyhappyreasons #babyanimals #reasonstobecheerful #goodnewstues

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

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

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

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  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. #history #coolfacts

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

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  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. #goodthings #dailyhappyreasons

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

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  The collective noun for a group of ladybirds is a loveliness. #languagenerds #naturelovers #ladybirds #bugsandbeasties #ThreeGoodThings

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  Here is a teeny-tiny tortoise trying to eat a strawberry. #tortoises #tortoisesofmastodon #ThreeGoodThings #dailyhappyreasons #goodnewstuesday

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  Killer robots are saving the Great Barrier Reef https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-starfish-killing-artificially-intelligent-robot-is-set-to-patrol-the-great-barrier-reef/ #goodnews #climatewins #innovation #robots #dailyhappyreasons #goodnewstuesday

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  Researchers once found a whole rattlesnake in a 1500-year-old fossilised human poo. They think it was probably eaten as some kind of ritual rather than just a regular dinner. #strangefacts #science #humans #snakes

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  On this day in 1693 Dom Pérignon invented Champagne. Cheers! 🥂 #champagne #3goodthings #dailyhappyreasons

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  On 3 August 1832, the first women's suffrage petition was presented to Parliament, starting a chain of events that led to women getting the same voting rights as their male counterparts. #RightToVote #progress #positivity

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  In 2022, nearly 200 years after it first became law, the Vagrancy Act of England and Wales was repealed - protecting our most vulnerable people by decriminalising begging and sleeping rough. #reasonstobegrateful #positivity #progress