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Wild Dolphin “Asks” Divers to Help Free Itself from Hook

Dolphins may be one of the planet’s smartest creatures, but one thing they lack are opposable thumbs. However, they are clever enough to recognize that, in a pinch, they can approach humans to get help with those hard to reach spots.

In this video, a bottle nosed dolphin with limited mobility due to a hook and fishing line restricting a pectoral fin, approaches some divers for help. Diving instructor Keller Laros noticed that the dolphin was hanging around them, and that it wasn’t able to move freely. Closer inspection revealed the ocean debris lodged in the fin.

Thankfully, the dolphin not only allowed the divers to attempt to work the line and hook out of the fin, but actually shifted its body to make it easier.

The divers were able to remove the fishing line which allowed increased movement for the animal. Unfortunately, the hook was not able to be removed.

What Is Depression? Let This Animation With A Dog Shed Light On It.

Probably the only dog video on the Internet that will make you reflect on your own life.

At its worst, depression can be a frightening, debilitating condition. Millions of people around the world live with depression. Many of these individuals and their families are afraid to talk about their struggles, and don't know where to turn for help. However, depression is largely preventable and treatable.

Recognizing depression and seeking help is the first and most critical towards recovery.

Stephen Wiltshire Draws Rome From Memory

Man draws entire Roman skyline from memory. It’s simply astounding how the tiniest tweaks in one’s cerebral setup can unlock truly outrageous abilities. Imagine what other abilities are just one DNA protein change away… Stephen has also drawn Tokyo, New York City and Brisbane.

2 People Described The Same Person To A Forensic Artist And This Is What Happened

Your self-confidence shouldn’t be dependent on how attractive other people find you, but … because I know I would have reacted the same way if I’d been part of this project, I’ll get down off my high horse just long enough to say, “Ladies, we really need to stop being so hard on ourselves!”

Chances are, you’ll take a second look in the mirror after you watch this. Or maybe you’ll just ditch your mirror altogether. Wouldn’t that be nice?

What's Wrong With Our Culture

Thought-provoking 5 minutes on the state of the world from the late, great Alan Watts, a man far ahead of his time. Created by The Omega Point Project.

“Your world is an illusion. From the day you were born, you have been conditioned. Your schools taught you to be quiet, neutral and numb. Your media desensitized you to the suffering of your fellow human beings and the system slowly isolated you until it somehow felt normal to feel alone on a planet with 8 billion other people on it.

You worked hard for the future with your reward always just around the next corner or just up the next step. Everything was tomorrow but tomorrow never came. And you realized too late that you had never lived at all. Something was missing and no matter how much you worked, partied or paid you could not disguise it.

You accepted it as natural for one to be wealthy whilst another is poor, or the absurd notion that we must pay back the debt of our own existence. We traded community culture for corporate comfort and our most precious resource, our time, as a commodity.

We need to move beyond revolution and into the next stage of human evolution. A time marked by unparalleled compassion and peaceful co-existence. The shape of which we can not foresee as it must be created together.

We will take no power back as we shall empower ourselves and we shall say: We are the humans. We are awake now. We reclaim our destiny.”

- Anonymous

Jaw-dropping animated video on overfishing... It's time for change!

Despite an increased awareness of overfishing, the majority of people still know very little about the scale of the destruction being wrought on the oceans. This film presents an unquestionable case for why overfishing needs to end and shows that there is still an opportunity for change. Through reform of the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy, fisheries ministers and members of the European Parliament, MEPs, can end overfishing.

Credits:
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This 78 year old vegan bodybuilder might make you reconsider your diet!

Jim Morris was a competitive bodybuilder for 30 years, and became vegan within the past twelve.

“The protein in animal products is filled with fats and chemicals and all sorts of stuff that's harmful to you. When I was competing and stuffing down all that stuff, I had lots of digestive problems, I was constipated and bloated, just miserable all the time. I don't concern myself with protein anymore, because there is enough in what I eat. I am not only healthy, but I feel better about myself and how I relate to other creatures in the world.” –Jim

If you are curious about vegetarian and vegan diets, hopefully this post will inspire you to look into it further.

Studies show that vegetarians and vegans live, on average, 6 to 10 years longer than meat-eaters and they're less likely to suffer from chronic illnesses. It's always important to do your research if you are considering a major dietary change, don't just take my word for it, look, search, and you will see for yourself.


Credits: PETA.org, Collective

One Of The Best Anti-Smoking Ads Ever Created

Almost all smokers know cigarettes are bad for them. They're not delusional. Watch how one ad campaign got smokers to acknowledge the harms out loud, perhaps marking their first step to change.

20th Century Fox Gave Him $25,000 To Make A Movie Trailer. Here's What He Did Instead.

Somewhere between the ridiculous voice-overs and their identical forms, I started dreading previews at the movies. This trailer though, if you can call it that, raises the standard. The next time you watch a movie preview, remember that this is what that money could have done.

Amazing Video Of A 9 Year Old Boy Discussing The Meaning Of Life

What is the meaning of life? This young boy may have the answers.  Truly wise beyond his years.

70-Year-Old Looks 30, Reveals Fountain of Youth

Her mother and grandmother both died of breast cancer at 47, and 36 years old, respectively. Her grandmother’s sisters died of cancer at early ages. Diabetes runs in her family.

Annette Larkins is in perfect health and doesn't take aspirin. In fact, she doesn’t take any medication at all, at least by the conventional modern definition. She is a fanatic of REAL medicine and lives by the quote, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” ― Hippocrates

 Mrs. Larkins grows a plethora of fruit, vegetables, and herbs around and inside of her house. She collects rainwater and makes gallons of juice from what she grows. Wheatgrass is one of her specialties. She grows her own and drinks the juice regularly. Yet another anecdotal case of raw food and juicing providing overall health and endless youth.

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The Coolest Music in the World: Listen to Siberian Ice Drummers Use Frozen Lake Baikal as an Incredible Musical Instrument

A group of Siberian percussionists have become an internet hit with an exhibition of ice drumming on frozen Lake Baikal.
In minus 20C, they found by pure chance that the one metre thick ice has a distinctive and haunting rhythm all of its own, reported the Siberian Times.
'I felt like we were playing on the drums that Nature has left out for us, alone under the sun on the frozen waters of the world's most magnificent lake,' said Irkutsk architect Natalya Vlasevskaya, 31, a mother-of-one and organiser of Etnobit percussion group.

Source: Daily Mail

Restaurant owner with down syndrome runs the friendliest eatery ever.

A heartwarming profile of Tim Harris, Albuquerque’s happiest purveyor of breakfast, lunch, and hugs…

Walk through China and grow a beard!

In 2008, Christoph Rehage walked through China – one year, more than 4500km. All the while, he lets his hair and his beard grow. This is the resulting video.

This Is What Happens When A Kid Leaves Traditional Education

Logan Laplante is a 13 year-old boy who was taken out of the education system to be home schooled instead. Logan had the ability to tailor his education to his interests and also his style of learning, something traditional education does not offer.

As Logan has said, when he grows up he wants to be happy and healthy. At a TEDx talk, he discussed how hacking his education is helping him achieve that goal.

4 College Kids Decided To Try Living Like 1.1 Billion People Do Every Day

What do you think it would be like living on $1 a day? There’s a fascinating documentary about that, and it reveals so much about parts of our world we are usually unaware of. I feel like simplifying my life sometimes, but have never even considered doing it to this level.

Science of the Heart

The human heart emits the strongest electromagnetic field in our body. This electromagnetic field envelops the entire body extending out in all directions, and it can be measured up to several feet outside of the body. Research from the Institute of HeartMath shows that this emotional information is encoded in this energetic field. HeartMath researchers have also seen that as we consciously focus on feeling a positive emotion - such as care, appreciation, compassion or love - it has a beneficial effect on our own health and well-being, and can have a positive affect on those around us.

10 Civilizations You’ve Never Heard Of

Lost languages and mysterious disappearances are just some of the interesting things about these 10 lesser known civilizations. Thanks to Alltime10s!

5 Reasons Why Uruguay’s President Is Cooler Than Your President

The tiny South American country of Uruguay has been making international news lately due to their latest history-making legalization of marijuana.  What hasn’t been reported is all the other amazing stuff Uruguay’s president has been quietly doing to help his people while in office.

While other world leaders take advantage of their position of power to enrich their friends and enjoy the perks of the job, President Jose Mujica has been on a one-man mission to tackle the problems of his people. How refreshing.

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1. His “retirement plan” includes adopting 30 to 40 impoverished children

Many presidents spend their retirement years giving expensive lectures and dedicating buildings to themselves. After serving his term, President Mujica has announced that he plans on taking poor kids off the street and letting them live at his home.

“I have the goal of getting together 30 or 40 poor kids and bringing them to live with me,” he said Friday night at a business diner, according to the El Observador newspaper. [source]

2. He donates almost his entire presidential salary to social programs

Mujica has no interest in becoming wealthy while in office. He’d much rather see his money go towards the people he serves. That is why, since taking office in 2010, he has donated nearly 90% of his salary to social programs. Deferring a paycheck has earned him the title as “the poorest president in the world.” A distinction he pays little attention to.

El presidente explained he receives $12,500 a month but keeps only $1,250. The public servant told the newspaper, “I do fine with that amount; I have to do fine because there are many Uruguayans who live with much less.” [source]

That self-induced low pay means he makes around $15,000 a year. For reference, President Obama brings in around $400,000 a year. If ever there was a leader who could say he knows what it is like to get by on less, it’s Mujica.

3. He refuses to live in the Presidential Mansion, instead living with his wife at their family farm

Customarily, the Uruguayan president is entitled to a luxurious mansion provided by the state, but Mujica insists on remaining at his family farm, where he keeps his two most prized possessions: his three-legged dog named Manuela and his old Volkswagen Beetle.

Turning down the invitation to live at a luxurious grace and favour residence owned by the state, he instead continues to reside at his ramshackle farm situated a few miles away from the country’s capital city of Montevideo.

The only sign the country’s leader is at home are the pair of police officers who stand guard at the end of his heavily tractor-rutted dirt track. [source]

4. He insists on treating drug users with compassion not criminalization

Many countries, including the United States, treat drug users as criminals but Mujica has tried a different approach. He realized that greatest damage being done was not by an ordinary person smoking a joint, but the drug dealers who profit on the fact that drugs are illegal and have offered the service on the black market – oftentimes bringing with it, violence and exploitation.

Speaking about his reasoning behind legalizing marijuana, Mujica said:

“We’ve given this market as a gift to the drug traffickers,” the 78-year-old Jose Mujica said, “and that is more destructive socially than the drug itself, because it rots the whole of society.”

His plan was to give the drugs over to the people and take it out of the hands of the drug dealers. To this end, he has proposed not just legalizing the use of marijuana (as other countries have done), but go further. He has legalized every aspect of what was once the drug trade. Citizens are allowed to grow, distribute, and smoke the plant without fear of being labeled a criminal. He also plans to offer the drug at state-run dispensaries for as little as $1 a gram, further undercutting the illegal drug trade in the country.

5. He brought the legalization of gay marriage to Uruguay

Uruguayans celebrate after gay marriage law is signed.

While many countries continue to adopt gay marriage rights only slowly (and some have even regressed), Uruguay spent this summer becoming the 2nd country in South America to legalize gay marriage (and only the 12th in the world). Uruguay, a largely Catholic country, would not be considered an obvious choice to lead the way in gay rights, but under Mujica and his liberal allies in government, the country managed to pass the law with hardly a fuss. Since then Uruguayan gay couples have been flocking to government offices to get marriage licenses.