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[Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol]

In 1988 Dolly Parton pulled every 7th and 8th grader in Sevier County into a room and told them to pick a buddy.

She made them sign a contract.. if BOTH graduate, she hands you both $500. One fails, nobody gets paid.

The county dropout rate went from 35% to 6%.

She handed out the checks herself.

In 1989 she offered $500 to every kid in the county who wanted to go to the local college.

When Gatlinburg burned in 2016, she sent 900 families $1,000 a month for six months.

You've probably heard that part.

Here's the part you haven't:

The fund raised more than expected, so she showed up in May and handed every one of those families another $5,000 on top.

Then she quietly put $3 million into the recovery group that handles the years after the news trucks leave.

She built her county an entire hospital.

She played a benefit concert in 2007, Dollywood and the Stampede matched it, and LeConte Medical Center opened in 2010 with a birthing unit and a women's center in it.

In 2022 she started covering 100% of tuition, books, and fees for Dollywood employees.

Full-time, part-time, AND seasonal.

In 1991 she paid for a bald eagle sanctuary because the birds couldn't be released back into the wild, no press release.

And when Hurricane Helene came through here in Western North Carolina, she wrote a personal check for $1 million and her companies matched it.

She didn't owe North Carolina anything, but she helped us anyway.

She started the Imagination Library because her daddy couldn't read or write. Before he passed, he told her it was the most important thing she ever did.

Rest in Peace, Dolly 🇺🇸

[Daniel Evans @DanielRyanEvans]

My afternoon was nice: 🫍🫍🫍🫍🫍

📍Fox Island, Washington 🌲🌊

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

POV: You started a towel war with the cleaner at your hotel

[📹evinmaz]

[End3of6Days9 (Helen) 🇺🇸 @end3of6days9]

There’s a bridge in California that turns into a short film when you drive past it at the right speed.

Hit 35–45 mph and the mural comes alive: a rider on a horse starts galloping, the horse stretches into a Pegasus, then transforms into a bird taking flight.

It’s called “Liberation,” painted by artist Hervey Garcia, and it’s one of the coolest optical illusions you can experience from your car.

[Kathleen Winchell ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸🇺🇸 @KathleenWinche3]

Well this starts out like a piece of cake then it changes pretty quickly.
Would I do this… no thanks 😅😂

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Nothing special to see, just some raccoons trying to catch a rainbow.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Nothing really special: just a bunch of piglets happily enjoying a water slide.

[SM @desert_sm]

Surfer Penguin? 🐧

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

This is the moment a Cape penguin jumped onto a surfboard and rode the waves

[SM @desert_sm]

I could use this every day.

[The Best @TheBestqueenx]

You all need to see this today.

[SM @desert_sm]

The Trouble with Tribbles 🖖

[SM @desert_sm]

They definitely like it. 🥰

[Dudes Posting Their W’s @DudespostingWs]

This dude plays one of the most beautiful flute meditations imaginable in the middle of a field surrounded by horses.

[SM @desert_sm]

Panic at the Airport 🫨

[SM @desert_sm]

I am always happy to see a Freddy post. 😄

[Freddy🇩🇪 @FreddyLA7]

Currently jetlagged at 4am going through all the photos and videos of our trip. We took so many that I just decided putting together one video with all the best moments from the trip, kind of like a slideshow as a final recap. Might take me a while though… we have well over 1000 photos and videos.😵‍💫

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Using early morning condensation from a hail net to water crops

📹 Jack Adelaide

[John Rich🇺🇸 @johnrich]

Shout out to @FaithFamilyLiz from Arizona who initially helped me connect with Mr Young and his attorney. Without her help, it would have taken me much longer to win this battle. I've never met her in person, only here on X, but she was a HUGE help!🇺🇸

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

A group of otters decided to watch humans

[Chief Nerd @TheChiefNerd]

Timeline cleanse 🥹

[John Rich🇺🇸 @johnrich]

UPDATE: Just spoke with @ASU President @michaelcrow and to his credit, has agreed to drop court proceedings against 89 year old Robert Young concerning his home. Mr Young can keep his home right where it is. Thank you, Dr Crow. Details in video🫡

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

A family of beekeepers designed a special protective suit for their dog after it had been stung by bees several times, and these are the results. 😄

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Meanwhile in Florida, a beagle protects its family home from an alligator