{"id":27522,"date":"2022-01-21T05:09:10","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T10:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/?p=27522"},"modified":"2022-01-21T05:09:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T10:09:10","slug":"old-tortoises-a-blind-commentator-and-a-generous-motel-owner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/blogs\/good-news\/2022\/01\/old-tortoises-a-blind-commentator-and-a-generous-motel-owner\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Tortoises, A Blind Commentator, And A Generous Motel Owner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Four U.S. veterans are\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/01\/13\/four-veterans-are-rowing-across-the-atlantic-to-help-us-service-members-with-ptsd\/\"><b>rowing across the Atlantic<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to raise money for service members with PTSD.\u00a0 They left Spain on December 12th and should make it to the Bahamas this month.\u00a0 Their charity is\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/foarfromhome.com\/\"><b>Foar From Home<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0 &#8220;Foar&#8221; is a play on words, combining &#8220;far,&#8221; &#8220;oar&#8221; and the number &#8220;four.&#8221;\u00a0 They&#8217;ve already raised over $700,000.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> In animal news:\u00a0 A\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Odd_News\/2022\/01\/12\/swam-stuck-to-ice-Mystic-River-Somerville-Massachusetts\/4981642019103\/\"><b>swan<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">landed on a frozen river in Massachusetts on Tuesday and got stuck to the ice, but firefighters rescued it.\u00a0 And a\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Odd_News\/2022\/01\/13\/Guinness-World-Records-oldest-tortoise-Jonathan\/6131642095949\/\"><b>tortoise<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0on an island in the Atlantic was just named the oldest ever.\u00a0 His name is Jonathan, and he&#8217;s at least 190 years old.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Did you hear about the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10411417\/Hero-pilot-crash-landed-medical-helicopter-baby-board-speaks-out.html\"><b>medical helicopter that crashed<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">in Philadelphia last week?\u00a0 The pilot and all three people on board made it out alive, including the two-month old baby that was being transported. 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