“One of the hardest parts about being an ice cream dude is seeing the disappointment on a kids face when all of their friends buy ice cream, but they’re left out because they don’t have a dollar. So this year we opened it up and let others donate money and in return we’re going to […]

She was a teacher. But that day, she became something much greater. Brussels, 1942. During the Nazi occupation, a young schoolteacher noticed something that broke her heart: some of her students were wearing yellow stars on their chests. It was the mark imposed on Jewish children. A symbol of shame, meant to single them out […]

The Backpack at the Bus Stop Every morning at 7:10, Mia stood at the corner of Maple and Fifth. She didn’t talk much. Kept her hood up. Always wore the same blue backpack—frayed on one strap, a single keychain dangling: a faded plush dinosaur missing one eye. Kids noticed. But middle school isn’t kind to […]

A 132-year-old message in a bottle was recently discovered in the wall of Corsewall Lighthouse in Scotland. Engineers, who were working on repairs at the lighthouse, unearthed the glass bottle, which contained a note dated September 4, 1892. The note was written by the workers who had installed a new lens and lantern at the […]