In addition to April Fools’ Day, April 1st is also Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action. And on that front, there is a real reason to celebrate. A new study shows cigarette smoking among adults in the U.S. has dropped to a historic low of 9.9% in 2024, marking the first time it has fallen into single digits. And even better, first-time smoking rates are now in the single digits…

A young woman from Chicago was diagnosed with a serious bone marrow disorder, but then she received a transplant from a young man in Poland that she never met. Now years later, she’s in remission and about to get married. But she really wanted her donor to be a guest at their wedding. So, the donor traveled across the world to attend.  And after the speeches, there wasn’t a dry…

A retired seamstress has been running a “teddy bear hospital” from her home for nearly 20 years.  Her name is Ruth Hasman and she restores stuffed animals back to their former glory. She fixes everything from missing eyes to wear-and-tear . . . she even hunts through thrift stores to try and match original fabrics.  Many of the toys she fixes are family heirlooms, including one teddy bear…