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So much sunshine that Australia started giving its power away

The land down under has more solar than it knows what to do with.

If there’s one thing Australia has, other than unique and deadly wildlife, it’s sunshine. So, while the rest of us watch our energy bills climb, Australia is leveraging its massive solar capacity to give away three free hours of electricity every single day. As Erik Barnes reports, there's even a government program that tells you the exact window to fire up the washing machine.

It's called Solar Sharer, and that free afternoon block is basically an open invitation to charge your EV, run the dryer, and do all the expensive stuff while the sun quietly picks up the tab. For a country that once debuted color TV in gloriously chaotic fashion, being early on clean energy is a good look. But free power comes with fine print, and this fine print matters. There's a daily cap, a hardware requirement, a very short list of who actually qualifies.

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A 6-year-old thought skateboarding was “for boys.” One hour at the park changed that.

She came to prove that skateboarding wasn’t just for boys; the boys had opinions on the subject.

Many parents have had “oh, whoops…” moments. You know the one. “The ride isn’t that scary, baby,” which leads to you comforting a weeping six-year-old five minutes later as they stumble out of The Haunted Mansion utterly ruined*.

Jeanean Thomas thought she was having one of those moments after taking her six-year-old to the skate park. “It’ll be fun, Peyton, skateboarding isn’t only for boys.” Then, as Adam Albright-Hanna reports, she found herself surrounded by, well, boys. Swearing, smoking, swaggering boys. Should she leave and possibly give her daughter the impression that some places are off limits to her, or stay in a decidedly un-Peyton-friendly place?

Before she could decide, 20-year-old Ryan Carney rolled up, and what could have been a one-and-done shot at an exciting new hobby became a heartwarming viral moment.

* - I really thought he’d have a good time!

What did we learn?

Last week we shared a story about one study’s dubious view of blowing off steam.

How do GOOD readers blow off steam? The vast majority of you are fond of the occasional four-letter word. I’ll admit, I’m right there with you. On the odd occasion I find a typo in this newsletter after it’s been sent? I’m like a sailor in this office!

• I’m a Zen garden in human form. (18.6%)

• A strategic four-letter word has entered the chat. (70.3%)

• I’ve broken a thing or two. Allegedly. (6.9%)

• I go full Hulk. It’s not ideal. (4.1%)

GOOD reader Alex Vorell speaks up for the majority. “More than just one. A string of 5 or 6 helps.“

On July 6, 1933, the first Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played at Comiskey Park in Chicago, and nobody planned on doing it again. The whole thing was dreamed up by Arch Ward, sports editor of the Chicago Tribune, as a promotional tie-in to the city's World's Fair. Baseball attendance had cratered 40 percent during the Depression, and Ward figured pitting the American League's best against the National League's best might remind people why they loved the game. He called it the "Game of the Century," emphasis on the singular.

Nearly 48,000 fans packed Comiskey, and Babe Ruth, 38 years old and rounding the corner toward retirement, launched a two-run homer in the third inning that provided the winning margin in a 4-2 American League victory. All gate proceeds went to a charity for retired players. The one-time stunt became an annual tradition that, 93 summers later, remains one of the most beloved rituals in professional sports.

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