Feel Good Friday

“What was your most thrilling first date? In 2016, two young Russians known for their extreme “rooftopping” adventures — where they attempt to illegally climb vertiginous landmarks like La Sagrada Familia and the Eiffel Tower — skipped the perfunctory happy hour cocktail and instead ascended China’s tallest incomplete skyscraper, the 1,957-foot-high Goldin Finance 117.” This couple’s hobby? Illegally scaling the world’s tallest buildings together. This gives new meaning to Love is in the air.

+ Wind power generated more electricity than coal in the U.S. in March and April. Plus, China is installing the wind and solar equivalent of five large nuclear power stations per week.

+ Worker pulls kitten from trash compactor, saves New Jersey cat’s life. (In time, the cat will come to resent him.)

+ Springsteen’s net worth soars past $1 billion. (And these days, we can use all the good billionaires we can get!)