🐟 You Can Now Get a Prescription to Fish

We hope you had a great weekend. In the UK, a fisherman’s journey from personal struggle to healing has led to a groundbreaking program where doctors can prescribe angling for anxiety and depression, earning national recognition and changing lives.

Across the Atlantic, a Canadian burger joint received a heartfelt apology and a viral moment of kindness after a mix-up with an Alabama customer, reminding us of the power of goodwill.

And in Oakland, a local artist is turning broken car windows into beautiful earrings, transforming frustration into sustainability and hope.

—Stephanie S

After battling mental health struggles and addiction, Dave Lyons found healing through fishing. Inspired, he founded Tackling Minds, a UK program that lets doctors prescribe angling to patients with anxiety and depression.

In partnership with the NHS, the initiative has already helped over 2,300 people by providing equipment and coaching at no cost. The program recently received the prestigious King’s Award for Voluntary Service.

Tackling Minds is part of a growing movement called social prescribing, which uses activities like fishing, museum visits, and nature walks to support mental health.

With over 50 volunteers, the group hopes to expand and bring the peace of fishing to even more people across the UK.

A Nova Scotia couple running Bentley’s Burgers was surprised to receive $40 and a heartfelt apology letter from Alabama. The sender had accidentally ordered burgers from their Canadian food truck, thinking it was his local spot.

Instead of a quick email, he mailed a handwritten note and twice the cost of the meal to make up for the mix-up.

The Clarkes shared the story online, inspiring thousands and sending a gift package in return to keep the kindness going.

A 2,000-year-old Roman razor has been unearthed in England and is set to go to auction. This iron blade, once used by ancient barbers, offers a glimpse into Roman grooming traditions and the value placed on a clean-shaven appearance.

For Romans, shaving was a mark of civilization and manhood, with many famous leaders depicted without beards. The razor’s design even allowed for easy use and portability.

Such artifacts remind us of the personal rituals that connected people across centuries.

After car break-ins in the Bay Area, artisan Sydney Jones turns broken safety glass into beautiful jade-green earrings. Using a kitchen-top kiln, she transforms what would be landfill waste into floral jewelry.

Her Oakland shop, Odd Commodities, has seen a warm community response, especially for her Street Revival collection. Neighbors even alert her to new break-ins so she can collect the glass.

Jones’ work offers a creative, eco-friendly way to reduce waste and bring a little beauty out of frustration.

166 years ago today, Charles Darwin released On the Origin of Species, the book that transformed biology forever. Drawing on years of observations from his voyage to South America and decades of experiments, Darwin laid out a testable scientific theory: that species evolve over generations through natural selection, and that all life on Earth shares common ancestry. The first edition, now widely considered the most influential academic book ever written, introduced evidence from geology, animal breeding, biogeography, and the famous Galápagos finches.

Despite fierce opposition from religious authorities of the time, Darwin’s ideas quickly gained scientific acceptance. By the mid-20th century, natural selection had become the unifying concept of all life sciences, and it remains validated today by fields Darwin never lived to see, from molecular genetics to modern genomics. Even the Vatican ultimately affirmed evolution as compatible with faith. Darwin himself believed that the laws of nature were part of a larger design.

Other notable November 24 events:

1941: Pete Best, the Beatles’ first drummer, was born.

1974: The fossil “Lucy” was discovered in Ethiopia, reshaping the science of human evolution.

1987: The U.S. and Soviet Union agreed to eliminate an entire class of nuclear missiles under the INF Treaty.

2005: Pubs in England and Wales gained the right to stay open 24 hours.

🎨 USA: Three Bob Ross paintings sold at auction for $600,000 to support public television fundraising efforts.

🐝 Australia: A scientist discovered a new bee species with devil-like horns and named her "Lucifer" to highlight the need for habitat protection.

🦷 UK: Scientists have developed a gel that can regrow dental enamel, a breakthrough that could revolutionize tooth care.

🍏 New York: A pop-up apple orchard in Midtown Manhattan is giving away 20,000 pounds of free apples and hot cider to highlight food rescue efforts.

🐝 UK: Scientists have discovered that bumblebees can learn to distinguish between short and long flashes of light, effectively reading simple Morse code.

— David Wilkerson

Every day brings amazing advances and uplifting moments that remind us just how wonderful the world can be. Here are five reasons why today is the best time ever to be alive:

🤖 Recovery Support: Robotic exoskeletons are assisting physical rehabilitation, helping patients regain mobility.

🌧️ Flood Design AI: AI flood modeling tools are designing smarter drainage systems in urban centers.

📖 Story Festivals: Community storytelling festivals are preserving indigenous languages and culture.

🎓 Joint Degrees: Online university collaborations are offering joint degrees to students across continents.

🏗️ Recycled Concrete: Recycled concrete is being used in new construction, cutting down on raw material use.

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