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254 Players Set Guinness Record for Largest Human Foosball Game
A rain-soaked field at Humber Polytechnic in Toronto turned into a giant tabletop game on May 23 as 254 players locked into bars and set the new world record.
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Bend, Oregon Opens Its Largest Library Ever After a Decade of Planning
The new 100,000-square-foot Central Library in Bend, Oregon opened to the public on May 11 with a makerspace, coffee bar, expanded children's area, and the largest collection in Deschutes County.
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US Community Solar Passes 10 GW — A Clean Energy First
The U.S. community solar sector has officially surpassed 10 gigawatts of installed capacity, enough to power roughly 1.8 million homes.
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Record Store Day 2026: Bruno Mars, 350+ Vinyl Releases Tomorrow
The 19th annual celebration of indie record shops arrives Saturday with Bruno Mars as ambassador, Robert Plant as Record Store Legend, and over 350 exclusive pressings.
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Houston Sets Guinness Record With 1,035 Soccer Balls
Houston smashed a Guinness World Record with 1,035 soccer balls in one continuous line, rallying the community ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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$500K Experiment Proves Strangers Will Choose Kindness
Drop Dead Generous gives 1,000 strangers $500 each to fund creative acts of kindness — from prison book clubs to pony visits at care homes.
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'Call a Boomer' Payphone Bridges Gen Z and Seniors
A bright yellow payphone near Boston University auto-dials a senior living facility in Reno, sparking 350+ conversations about life, wisdom, and loneliness.
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'Pints and Ponytails' Goes Viral as British Dads Pack Pubs to Learn How to Braid Their Daughters' Hair
A group of 35 dads gathered at a London pub with mannequin heads, brushes, and pints of beer to learn pigtails and plaits — and the internet absolutely loved it.
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50,000 People Line Up for Free Tulips as San Francisco's Union Square Erupts in Color
An estimated 50,000 flower lovers descended on Union Square for San Francisco's annual Tulip Day, where 80,000 colorful tulips were given away for free in a stunning celebration of spring and community spirit.
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Dublin, Ohio, Shatters World Record With 1,050-Person Human Shamrock
More than 1,050 people donned bright green ponchos and formed a massive human shamrock at Riverside Crossing Park, unofficially smashing the previous Guinness World Record held by Dublin, Ireland.
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9,500 People Turn Mexico City's Zócalo Into the World's Largest Soccer Class
Thousands of Mexicans packed their capital's iconic central square for a 40-minute mass training session, shattering the previous Guinness record by nearly nine times ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
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Vienna Is Replacing Parking Spots with Parks — and Residents Love It
With over 350 projects underway, Austria's capital is swapping asphalt for trees, bike lanes, and community gathering spaces in one of Europe's boldest urban experiments.
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19-Year-Old Who Ran Into Traffic to Save Elderly Couple Gets Scholarship and Job Offer
When Juan Mendoza pulled an elderly couple from a smoking car on a Texas highway, he didn't expect it would change his life — but a grateful ambulance company had other plans.
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The Man Who Carries Shelter Dogs Through New York City in a Backpack to Help Them Find Homes
Bryan Reisberg gives adoptable dogs from Best Friends Animal Sanctuary a day out in Manhattan — and his backpack adventures have helped dozens of dogs find forever homes.
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Neighborhoods Built Around Farms Are Booming Across the U.S.
Agrihoods — communities centered on working farms instead of golf courses — are popping up from California to the Carolinas, offering fresh food and a new way to live.
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Global Volunteer Rates Hit Record High as Gen Z Drives New Wave of Community Service
A UN report reveals worldwide volunteer participation has reached its highest level ever, with Generation Z leading the charge through digital-first organizing.
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Kashmir's Lotus Farmers Are Reviving an Ancient Crop — and a Way of Life
In the wetlands of Kashmir, farmers are bringing back nadur — the beloved lotus stem — by learning to work with water instead of fighting it.
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How a Radical 1970s School in Cambridge Changed the Lives of Hundreds of At-Risk Teens
The Group School, a freewheeling experiment in democratic education, gave over 600 working-class teenagers a second chance — and its lessons still resonate today.
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Minneapolis Mothers Build Grassroots Network to Support Families in Crisis
A remarkable network of Minneapolis mothers is donating breastmilk, diapers, and groceries to families in need, demonstrating the extraordinary power of community solidarity.
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From Coal Dust to Solar Panels: How a Small French Town Became a Model for Green Transformation
Once one of Europe's largest coal mining regions, Loos-en-Gohelle in northern France has reinvented itself as a beacon of sustainable development through decades of citizen-led change.
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Community Garden Movement Transforms Urban Neighborhoods Worldwide
Cities around the globe report crime drops and stronger social bonds where community gardens take root.