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    The weird, wild and wonderful stories you might have missed this year

    As we look back on 2022, we wanted to share a few of our favorite moments of joy from the year to bring a bit of hope, whimsy and humor to the end of the year.
    by The NPR Network Dec 20, 2022 2 minutes
    Players from the West Region team from Honolulu celebrate winning the Little League World Series championship game in August.

    There's always room for a little more good news.

    As we look back on 2022, we wanted to share a few of our favorite moments of joy from the year to bring a bit of hope, whimsy and humor to your end of year festivities.

    Here are a few bits of weird, wild and wonderful news for you to enjoy from across NPR's network of newsrooms!

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