Good Things that Happened in 2016

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helthehatter:

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We’re closer to having successful vaccines for
lung and brain cancer.

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New chemotherapy breakthroughs have increased
the 5-year survival for pancreatic cancer from 16% to 27% (and is getting
better)

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Scientists figured out how to link robotic limbs
with the part of the brain that deals with intent
to move so people don’t have to think about how they will move the limb, it can
just happen.

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Child mortality is down everywhere and it keeps
going down.

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Thanks to the ice bucket challenge the gene
responsible for ALS has been found, meaning we are closer to an effective
treatment. Let me rephrase that: we are close to getting a treatment for a very
bad disease because a lot of people (including really hot celebrities) got wet.

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A solar powered plan circumnavigated the world.

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Michael Jordan donates 2mil to try and help
bridge connection between police and the community.

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Tiger numbers are growing.

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And manatees.

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And pandas.

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Pakistan has made strides toward outlawing honor
killings.

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70,000 Muslim clerics declared a fatwa against
ISIS.

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Pokemon Go players went insane with placing lure
modules near hospitals for sick kids.

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California is now powering over 6 million homes
with solar power, a record in the US (and that is the tightest shit)

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Volunteers in India planted 50 million trees in
24 hours.

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Apparently world crime as a whole has
drastically declined as a whole in the last couple of decades.

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Coffee consumption has been proved to help
curtail cancer and suicide rates.

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Speaking of coffee Starbucks figured out how to
donate perishable food in a food safe way.

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500 elephants were relocated to a better, safer
and bigger home.

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We made massive strides in Alzheimers’
prevention (my grandmother literally told me that scares her more than getting
cancer this is very good news)

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The ozone layer is repairing itself and all the
work we did to get rid of those aerosol chemicals was actually worth it.

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A new therapy developed in Israel could cure radiation
sickness.

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The Anglican church resolved to solemnize
same-sex unions the same as opposite-sex unions which required a super majority
of all three orders of the church (lay, clergy, bishop).

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The Rabbinical Assembly issued a resolution
affirming the rights of transgender and non-conforming individuals.

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Precision treatments for cancer are hitting
clinical trials and WORKING (as someone who’s had relatives with cancer this is
the best news)

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Dentists are once again providing free care to
veterans who need it.

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The Orlando Shakespeare Festival showed up with
angel wings to block funeral-goers for the Orlando Pulse victims, view from
anti-gay protesters

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We may have cured MS

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Rise Women’s Legal Centre opened

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Death by heart disease has decreased by 70% in
the United States

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Two brothers saw color for the first time thanks
to specially-designed glasses

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Pope Francis spoke against society’s obsession with
physical beauty while dedicating Mass to the disabled community (love that
dude)

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Portugal ran its entire nation solely on
renewable energy for four days straight

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A retiree is launching a project to transport 80
endangered rhinos to an Australian reservation to save the animals from
poaching

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An Afghan teacher has been delivering books via
bicycle to villages that lack schools

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Harriet Tubman is going to replace Andrew
Jackson on the $20 bill.

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200 strangers attended the funeral of a homeless
WW2 veteran with no family

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A teen battling cancer married his sweetheart

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Bank firm pays for college tuition for the
children of employees who died in the 9/11 attacks

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New medicine has been shown to increase melanoma
survival rate to 40%

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Over 800 Boko Harem Hostages were rescued by
Nigerian Army

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Toys R Us is Offering Quiet Shopping Hour for
kids with autism this holiday season

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Volunteers made special tiny Halloween costumes
for NICU babies

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A 4-year old befriends a lonely man and helped
him heal after losing his wife

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Families grew

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People survived c ancer

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People overcame depression

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Any kind of victory, even if it affects only one
person,  is a victory

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Now for the pop culture good news

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LEONARDO DICAPRIO WON AN OSCAR! EVERYONE READING
THIS LIVED LONG ENOUGH TO SEE LEO FINALLY GET WHAT HE DESERVED

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There’s a new Harry Potter book

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And a movie

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Harry Potter has no plans on vanishing with time

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This sweet father gave candy to passengers on a
flight so his little girl could trick or treat on Halloween

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LET ME TALK ABOUT ALL THE KICK ASS MOVIES WE GOT
THIS YEAR OH MY GOD

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Kung Fu Panda 3, this franchise is still going
strong despite that its about a panda played by Jack Black

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Jungle Book. The amazing remake none of us saw
coming

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Finding Dory. I haven’t seen it yet but I’ve
heard good things

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Kubo and the Two Strings. Haven’t seen that yet
as well but its Laika so I know it’s a masterpiece

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Deadpool. The beautiful and super accurate
R-rated marvel film

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Captain America: Civil War. Seriously is the best
marvel movie yet in my opinion I need more.

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Zootopia. Oh
don’t mind me I’m just a movie that tackled the issue of racism and not only
game changed animated films but also made a billion dollars

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The Hamilton Mixtape is coming out. Which is a
bunch of artists singing songs from the musical (Sia, Usher, Regina Spketor,
etc.) I’m excited.

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A personal victory for myself, I joined Tumblr
and met angels in blog form so…that’s uplifting.

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And I met my favorite voice actor at a con which
was a bucket list accomplishment.

Good Things that have yet to happen this year

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Birthdays

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Doctor Strange

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Thanksgiving

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Black Friday

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Moana

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Christmas

Good things that have nothing to do with the year but will hopefully
make you feel better

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Puppies

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Chocolate

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Rainbows

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Rain (I like listening to rain it’s one of the most
calming sounds)

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Cartoons

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Kissing

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Music

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Friends

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FF: If you are a religious person you are an
imperfect masterpiece

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FF: If you are not then you are a splendid coincidence

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Any year spent with loved ones be they family or
friends is a good year. Trust me.

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”A laugh can be a very powerful thing. Why,
sometimes in life, it’s the only weapon we have” –Roger Rabbit

#NeverForgetTheGood

*Plz feel free to add other good news (even if it’s something small like you ate cheesecake THAT is good news)

This is a gorgeous post, everyone should reblog it to see the balancing side to the whole bad things happening in the world!