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From Divine Caroline: Trust is what keeps our society functioning. Evolutionarily speaking, we must trust to survive. But it can be a slippery thing. What makes us trust people? And more curiously, what makes us trust some people but not others? See the first 3 steps here: 1. Familiarity. The more contact you have with…

The University of California–Berkeley has determined that the players who make-contact together, win together.   A fist-bump, high-five, and good ol’ pat on the back all add up to better performance for a team–even if the team is losing.  Watch the video above.

It ain’t easy being cute–that’s the takeaway from The Today Show’s coverage of a penguins dressed as Santa.  Watch the Penguins waddle their way into your heart.

USA Today’s “Today in Photos” contains inspiring–and awe inspiring–photos including: Penguins costumed for the holidays (They’re already wearing tuxedos, right??) Wheelchair Skydivers Pie Contest Judges with a sense of humor See them here.

This year’s Rockefeller Christmas Tree hails from the backyard of a 9/11 hero.

Dick Van Dyke claims to have been recently saved by porpoises.   The actor says that he fell asleep while surfing, and woke up far from land.   That’s when he saw the fins…  … of lifesaving porpoises!  The friendly flippers pushed him back to shore.   Find the full story here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/nov/11/dick-van-dyke-porpoises-rescue

Smoke and the Bandit:  Bandit, a four-legged family friend, saved his sitters from toxic smoke while his owners were at a wedding party.  Watch the video here!

Watch as these baby ducks leap from their nest–high up in a tree–for the first time.

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