Source: Sunny Skyz A Taco Bell employee in New York has been writing feel-good messages in each take-out order. Kelly Stewart, 27, of Camillus, NY, started working at the fast-food restaurant in October. She started writing the notes more than a month ago, and is now getting lots of thanks from

Source: Good News Network 125 years ago today, comedian Jack Benny was born in Chicago. A leading 20th-century entertainer of stage and screen, Benny portrayed himself as stingy and vain, and played his violin tenderly and sometimes badly. He was known for his comic timing and the ability to

Source: Good News Network 225 years ago today, the first elected Assembly abolished slavery in France and throughout French territory in all the colonies. The law came forth during the First Republic under the leadership of Maximilien Robespierre. (1794) –Photo by James Cridland, CC license

Author: Reina Gattuso / Source: Atlas Obscura It started with suet. Some say camp administrators decided that Italian internees should cook with suet instead of olive oil to cut costs. Others say lower ranking internees, who had been crew members on the ships they were taken from, suspected that

Source: Good News Network 131 years ago today, inventor Marvin Stone received a U.S. patent for the first ‘artificial drinking straw’, which was made of paper. He used the newfound wealth from his straw business for a variety of philanthropic causes. He furnished lodging for his female employees,