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Happy History

Stories from the past that still have something to teach us. Happy History profiles the people, inventions, and moments that quietly shaped the world for the better, told with the same fact-dense, human-first approach as the rest of Only Happy News.

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StarTalk: Why AI Eating Soup With a Fork Won't Get Us to Superintelligence, According to David Krakauer

October 11, 2026

Why AI Eating Soup With a Fork Won’t Get Us to Superintelligence, According to David Krakauer

David Krakauer of the Santa Fe Institute argues that solving a hard problem expensively is

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Bob Ross: Bob Ross Paints a Secluded Bridge Deep in the Woods Using Just a Fan Brush and a Palette Knife

October 11, 2026

Bob Ross Paints a Secluded Bridge Deep in the Woods Using Just a Fan Brush and a Palette Knife

Bob Ross builds a dark, misty forest scene from phthalo blue and sap green, then

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Jerry Yarnell School of Fine Art: Jerry Yarnell's Drawing Lesson Reveals Why Painters Keep Getting Stuck on the Same Shapes

October 11, 2026

Jerry Yarnell’s Drawing Lesson Reveals Why Painters Keep Getting Stuck on the Same Shapes

Jerry Yarnell builds a barrel, a bucket, and a full tree from four basic shapes

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Memory Mountain: How Seattle's 1962 World's Fair Built the Space Needle From a Napkin Sketch and Introduced America to Belgian Waffles

October 11, 2026

How Seattle’s 1962 World’s Fair Built the Space Needle From a Napkin Sketch and Introduced America to Belgian Waffles

In 1962, Seattle hosted a World's Fair that drew 10 million visitors, launched the Space

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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell: The First Name Ever Written Down Was Kushim, and He Was Signing for Beer

October 11, 2026

The First Name Ever Written Down Was Kushim, and He Was Signing for Beer

Kushim scratched his name into wet clay in the ancient city of Uruk to sign

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Ghost Town Living: Inside the Big Horn Mine: California's $2 Billion Gold Vein That Will Never Be Touched

October 11, 2026

Inside the Big Horn Mine: California’s $2 Billion Gold Vein That Will Never Be Touched

A 1985 Bureau of Mines report inferred over $2 billion in gold and silver still

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After Skool: Alan Watts on the Unbelievable Bliss Hiding Underneath Everything You Worry About

October 6, 2026

Alan Watts on the Unbelievable Bliss Hiding Underneath Everything You Worry About

Alan Watts asks why anything exists at all if existence is fundamentally a struggle, and

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Warner Bros. Archives: Inside the Warner Bros. Archives: The People Who Keep the Batmobiles Running and the Superman Suit from Falling Apart

October 3, 2026

Inside the Warner Bros. Archives: The People Who Keep the Batmobiles Running and the Superman Suit from Falling Apart

Inside the Warner Bros. Archives, a team of archivists, mechanics, and costume conservators keeps nearly

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Bob Ross: Bob Ross Paints an Autumn Fantasy With a Baby Squirrel on His Shoulder

October 2, 2026

Bob Ross Paints an Autumn Fantasy With a Baby Squirrel on His Shoulder

Bob Ross builds a full autumn landscape from sky to reflection in a single session,

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Sky Life: Inside the Autumn Equinox Ceremony at Stonehenge With Druids, Bare Feet, and 6,000 Years of Ritual

October 2, 2026

Inside the Autumn Equinox Ceremony at Stonehenge With Druids, Bare Feet, and 6,000 Years of Ritual

At 4:41 in the morning, a line of cars stretched outside Stonehenge as druids, pagans,

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DamiLee: A 10-Year Study of Giza's Stones Suggests the Great Pyramid Was Carved Down, Not Built Up

September 30, 2026

A 10-Year Study of Giza’s Stones Suggests the Great Pyramid Was Carved Down, Not Built Up

A 3D modeler named Huni Choi spent ten years placing thousands of virtual stones at

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Jesse Enkamp: Sifu Singh Breaks Down Why Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do Still Works in a Real Fight

September 29, 2026

Sifu Singh Breaks Down Why Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do Still Works in a Real Fight

Sifu Singh, one of the world's foremost Jeet Kune Do experts, broke down the eye

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