I lost my grandparents the night of the 4th of July. They both passed away peacefully in their sleep.
They were the biggest OU fans you ever saw. Grandpa went to a ton of the 47-win game streak games.
They had season tickets throughout the 60s, 70s, and 80s.
Grandpa took me to my first OU game when I was 8 years old.
We played BOOMER SOONER at the funeral and it was one of the best things I’ve ever seen.
Win or lose, this season is gonna be different.
My first football season without them gonna be tough.
BOOMER
ويش رايكم بتصرف الشباب خلوه يعتذر من الكلب؟
ذلك الكلب المسكين بدا مرتبكًا جدًا، وكأنه يقول: ماذا فعلتُ حتى أستحق هذا؟ الأشخاص الذين تدخلوا فعلوا الصواب، وتعاملوا مع الشخص المسؤول عن ذلك. ❤️👏🏻
A heart-warming scene from the Indonesian island of Sumatra shows a tiger being caught in a fast-moving flood during a flash flood. A Sumatran elephant then tried to save it. The video of this emotional moment is quickly going viral on social media. Like humans, animals also.
When Marcus collapsed unconscious in his kitchen, his French Bulldog Atlas refused to let him go. Atlas jumped on him, barked like crazy, and then rammed the front door for 6 straight minutes until a neighbor heard and called for help. This little hero saved his dad’s life. Some dogs don’t just love you, they choose you and protect you 🥺🙏
Diane lost her job and her apartment within the same week. She lived in her car for three months with her dog, Pepper. When the car stopped running, she had no choice. She surrendered Pepper to Clearwater Animal Shelter and promised she would return. A housing program helped Diane get stable eight weeks ago. She visited eleven shelters before finding Pepper at the twelfth, fourteen months later. When Pepper saw her, he froze. Then he ran. They both went down on the floor and stayed there. A volunteer filmed the whole thing and cried the entire time.
A promise made in a desperate moment turned out to be one worth keeping.
Margaret hadn't slept through the night in eight years. Army. Four deployments.
PTSD nightmares every single night without exception. Her therapist had recommended a specialized detection dog. Cost quoted: $38,000. Waitlist: two and a half years. She adopted Rex instead.
A three-year-old Lab. Returned twice. Previous owners complained he "reacted to nothing" and "wouldn't settle." First night home, Rex jumped on her chest before a single nightmare developed. Her therapist later reviewed the camera footage and said: "Rex is responding to micro-signals most trained dogs never before a single nightmare developed. Her therapist later reviewed the camera footage and said: "Rex is responding to micro-signals most trained dogs never catch. That's not a problem dog. That's a remarkable one." The thing that made him unwanted was exactly the thing she nedeed
They put a German Shepherd in charge of babysitting a group of Doberman puppies.
I love how he just lays down, rolls over, gets dog piled, and then does it again… I could watch this shit all day. Lol
🇺🇸 BREAKING — IT'S OFFICIAL: The United States of America has broken the WORLD RECORD for the largest fireworks show in HISTORY
"BEST FIREWORKS SHOW, EVER! President DJT"
47 and Melania were spotted watching the ENTIRE THING with patriots on the National Mall all the way up to the end
850,000 SHELLS. Last year's DC 4th of July show was a mere 20,000
GOD BLESS THIS AMAZING COUNTRY! 🇺🇸
The ultimate backyard bodyguard! This adorable baby donkey was having a playful game of tag with a red fox on the deck, but when things got a bit too rowdy, he called out for backup. Instantly, a heroic Bernese Mountain Dog burst through the pet door to save the day, chasing the fox right over the fence! With the yard secure, the brave protector lays down, and the grateful little donkey snuggles up right next to him. True friendship and loyalty at its finest! 🥰
Watch the moment a shelter volunteer scans a stray dog's microchip, only to realize the database is showing her own name. It was her long-lost pup... The pure shock and tears say it all 🥺💔
Crows (especially American crows) are highly intelligent and have remarkable abilities to recognize individual human faces, remember negative experiences with specific people for years (up to 17 in some studies), and socially transmit that information to their offspring and other crows, even those who never directly experienced the original incident.
Researchers wore distinct masks while trapping and banding a small number of crows (a stressful but non-harmful experience for the birds). The crows quickly learned to associate that specific "dangerous" face with threat and responded by scolding, mobbing, and dive-bombing anyone wearing it.
Offspring and other crows picked this up through observation: young birds (fledglings born later) would join in or react independently after seeing their parents' alarm calls and behavior. This "knowledge" spread through the local crow population via social learning, turning a personal grudge into a community warning.
[Cornell, H. N., Marzluff, J. M., & Pecoraro, S. (2012).
Social learning spreads knowledge about dangerous humans among American crows.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 279(1728), 499–508.
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.0957]