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His journey and personality won over thousands of voters and celebrity judges, earning him the top prize, including a year's worth of dog food and a donation to his rescue shelter.

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Bastian, a 7-year-old rat terrier mix from New York, was rescued after Hurricane Florence and has now been crowned the 2025 World's Cutest Rescue Dog. Adopted in 2018 by Joelle Andres, Bastian went from being scared and skittish to learning how to "talk" using a board with 100 buttons.

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Also, the universe is expanding, which stretches the light from distant stars into wavelengths that the human eye can’t see. That’s why stars aren’t visible in every part of the sky.

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1440 @1440daily.bsky.social · 8h

The night sky is dark even though the universe is full of stars because their light hasn’t all arrived yet. The universe is only about 13 billion years old, so light from the farthest stars is still traveling through space.

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Build-A-Bear’s stock has skyrocketed over 2,000% in the last five years, even beating out tech giants like Nvidia and Microsoft. About 40% of its sales now come from adults. Lego is also seeing record profits, especially from sets made for grown-ups, like Botanical and Formula One themes.

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1440 @1440daily.bsky.social · 10h

More and more adults are spending money on toys and playtime, and it’s not just a passing trend. Companies like Build-A-Bear and Lego are booming thanks to nostalgic grown-ups looking for a break from daily stress.

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Now, she regularly skates through the halls, helping students get to class and offering "skate breaks" to help them release energy. Her fun approach to leadership has gone viral on social media and even earned her a spot on "The Kelly Clarkson Show."

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1440 @1440daily.bsky.social · 15h

Dr. Stacy Carlock, a principal at LaDue Early Childhood Center in St. Louis, Missouri, uses roller skating to bond with her young students. What started as a fun addition to her Halloween costume in 2021 has turned into a daily tradition.

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1440 @1440daily.bsky.social · 1d

The event was also a promotion for Yang’s new startup, Noble, which pays users for not using mobile data. While the party tried to encourage “real connection,” many guests still used their phones, and the event felt more like a marketing campaign than a true escape from tech.

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1440 @1440daily.bsky.social · 1d

Andrew Yang hosted a phone-free party in New York called OFFLINE, aimed at getting people off their screens and connecting in real life. Guests had the option to lock their phones away and enjoy music, drinks, and activities like card tricks and post-it prompts.

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1440 @1440daily.bsky.social · 1d

After 51 years of pumpkin growing, the brothers finally grew what’s now considered the largest fruit ever on Earth.

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1440 @1440daily.bsky.social · 1d

Two English brothers, Ian and Stuart Paton, broke world records by growing the biggest and heaviest pumpkin ever, weighing 2,819 pounds and over 21 feet around. It was shown off at a vegetable contest in Reading and had to be lifted with a crane.