5 feel-good stories certain to spark a great weekend

Whether you're soaking up the sun or stuck beneath six feet of snow, we can all find solace in one thing: it's the weekend. Friday — sort of like puppies — is a universal symbol for happiness. So why not get your weekend started on the right foot? Here are five feel-good stories that should help put you in right frame of mind.

Clowns cheering up kids in refugee camps: "Clowns Without Borders" is a global network of nonprofit organizations that, for the past 20 years, has been spreading laughter in the world's saddest places.

Stop paying $8 for a drink at the bar: If you're like 92 percent of U.S. full-time workers, you're regularly missing out on cheap drinks at happy hour. Here's an app that brings happy hour to you — whenever, wherever.

You will smile when you see these sea lions cuddling: Twenty-six years ago, there were no selfies, no iPhones and (thank God!) no Google Glass. However, you also wouldn't have found sea lions basking on the docks at Pier 39 in San Francisco.

Pouring wine from a penguin: Argentines know their wine, and they also know how to serve wine. But it may come as a surprise that some Argentines choose to pour their Malbecs from upright, white, ceramic or porcelain penguins with rounded tummies.

The most jubilant dance?: It's a dose of cultural heritage in the form of a bouncy dance of smiles and umbrellas.

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