The Happiness Report (2.8.22)

7 Secrets Of How People Live So Long In The ‘healthiest Place On Earth’

Okinawa is a Japanese prefecture comprising more than 150 islands in the East China Sea between Taiwan and Japan's mainland. It's known for its tropical climate, broad beaches, coral reefs, as well as World War II sites. 

There’s something else a little different about Okinawa. It’s one of the world’s 5 “Blue Zones”; having a large percentage of people that live to be over 100, the aging population also remains active well into their 80 and 90s, and typically do not suffer the degenerative diseases common in most of the industrialised world. How do they do that?

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Source: BrightVibes

“love Makes You Family.” Abandoned Twin Finds Home In Last Place He Ever Expected.

When Daquane Shamar Jacobs and Tavon Lamar Jacobs were born, the odds were already stacked against them.

Their birth mother hadn’t even known she was expecting twins.

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Dog Joins Newlyweds During Their First Dance

"I loved him first... But I love you both now..."

A newlywed couple was enjoying their first dance when their dog decided to join them.

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10-year-old Who ‘never Saw A Limo In Real Life Before’ Gets Best Birthday Surprise

"I just rolled the window down and he's just in complete disbelief…It was so magical. He was so taken aback. I've never seen him so speechless,” Dante’s aunt, Nita Fisher, shared.

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80-year-old Man Walks Through Blizzard To Rescue Stranded Motorists

An 80-year-old man walked through a blizzard to rescue three cars of people trapped in the storm.

Shannon St. Onge thought she could get home from work before the storm hit Pense, a town in Saskatchewan, Canada.

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Kitten Discovered Alone Under A Car, Turns Out To Have Escaped From His Litter And Due For A Reunion

Last month, Mellissa, the founder of Tiny but Mighty Kitten Rescue (in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada), received a call about a kitten needing urgent help. A Good Samaritan had found him outside alone in the freezing cold.

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Couple Gets Married During Winter Storm

Not even a snowstorm could stop Sally Wilson Faulkner and Adam Edward Irujo from getting married. Their friends and family trudged through the snow to see them tie the knot at the Providence Public Library in Rhode Island on January 29.

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Source: CBS