Message in a Bottle Links Generations After 26 Years

In 1998, fourth-grader Makenzie Morris wrote a letter as part of a class project, sealed it in a bottle, and tossed it into Ontario’s Lake St. Clair.

Twenty-six years later, the bottle was found by a kindergartner, River Vandenberg, who attends the same school Makenzie did.

River’s discovery led to the letter being read aloud in a classroom, where Makenzie’s daughter, Scarlet, recognized her mother’s maiden name.

The find brought Makenzie’s childhood memory full circle and reminded everyone of the enduring magic of simple gestures. Watch how the story unfolded here.

Coffee Shop Gives Free Drinks for Dance

Coffee Milano in Middleborough, Massachusetts, went viral after offering free coffee to customers who danced for five seconds upon entering.

Held monthly and announced through cryptic social media posts like "Dance party tomorrow," the promotion has delighted patrons and racked up over sixty million social media views.

Owner Josh Rashid says the goal is simple: bring smiles, joy, and a little rhythm to everyone’s day.

Watch a compilation of the customers dancing here.

Chiefs' Tershawn Wharton Saves Falling Fan with Heroic Catch

Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Tershawn Wharton made an unforgettable save on Sunday—but not on the field.

As players were leaving for the locker room, a young fan leaned over the railing to greet them and suddenly tumbled forward.

Wharton, standing just below, caught the child in an incredible moment of quick reflexes and compassion, gently helping him back to his family. See the moment captured on video here.

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"Everybody likes to see people happy. It wasn’t that the coffee was free. It is that people were able to express themselves.” 

— Olivia Svenson, barista and social media director at a coffee shop that offers free coffee in exchange for a five-second dance.