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A second grade teacher in Arkansas adopted her young student after she'd passed through four foster homes. When she was asked why she did it, this is what she said. Teachers are heroes.

A small gesture for people doing a very big job. ☕🍩 This week, we're sending coffee and donuts to the incredible @YorkParamedics working long hours, caring for their community. Happy #paramedic week to the real-life heroes showing up for people every single day! 💪

📸 Sloat family via Storyful Check out the full story in the Goodable app. Link in bio!

Timeline Cleanse: In Oklahoma, 2 goats named Percy and Penny helped rescuers find their family after a tornado destroyed their home. The goats stood on top of the buried storm shelter and bleated until crews pulled everyone to safety. GOAT move. 🐐

📸 Jake Cribbs via Storyful @OU_Athletics @OU_Softball @umichsoftball @NCAASoftball @USASoftball

In Oklahoma, a young boy got emotional singing the national anthem before an NCAA softball game and suddenly forgot the words. So the entire crowd stepped in to help him finish, then gave him a huge group hug afterward. 🫂 Kindness always wins. 🥹

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@Goodable Excellent Before I found out I was pregnant, my foreman was training me to weld. He preferred female welders as he said "they had a better eye." I used to be married to a pipe fitter ( industrial construction)

Breaking Good News: Mikala Sposito just became the first woman to represent the U.S. in welding at a global skilled trades competition. The 21-year-old earned her spot after winning the USA Weld Trials. Now she’s inspiring more young women to see themselves in the trades. 🔥

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Billie Jean King is about to make history -- again. At 82, she's going to graduate from college. It comes more than six decades after she left school to pursue her professional tennis career. thedailygoods.com/heroes/billie-…

At 100 years old, the BBC has announced that Sir David Attenborough will be returning to voice The Blue Planet III. It will be a 6-episode series set to run on BBC ONE later this year. Here's a sneak preview: bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/20…

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In Brazil, a teacher asked her students what they wanted to be when they grew up. She used AI to imagine her students all grown up in their dream careers. Their reactions are pure joy. 🤗 📸 @giioliveeiraa_

I know there's a lot going on in the world, but this is Heather Porter and she just earned her master's degree after: - Losing her hearing - Raising eleven kids - Requiring surgery She says "there's always hope, no matter how low life feels" That's pretty darn Goodable.

This is Kim Smith. Eight years ago, she lost her hands to sepsis and later received a donated hand. That gift came from 33-year-old Georgie Kirwan, who died last year. When Kim met Georgie’s mom, Jackie, she said, “I can finally hold my daughter’s hand again.” 🥹💗

Today is for every mother and mother figure who loved, raised, sacrificed, prayed, showed up, and kept going. Biological moms. Adoptive moms. Grandmothers. Single moms. And the women who stepped in when they didn’t have to. Happy Mother’s Day. Shout out your mom below! 💗

Here's something you've never seen before. In Charlotte, A man dressed as Ronald @McDonalds belted out the US national anthem before a Minor League Baseball game. Ronald absolutely cooked out there! 🍔🍴 #McConcert

Imparavis attenboroughi: Scientists named this strange toothless fossil bird after Attenborough for inspiring their careers in science

Auroralumina attenboroughii: Scientists named this ancient sea creature after Attenborough because he grew up exploring the fossil-rich forest where it was discovered.

In honor of Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday, here are six wild and bizarre species that are named after him. An old-fashioned Goodable thread 👇🏼