Today in 2019, the world learned about a time when a TV host got some medical help from a viewer at home. Plus: the parent company of KitKat warns chocolate lovers in Europe that they may run into a few shortages, after a 12-ton chocolate bar heist!?!

Inside Edition's Deborah Norville to Undergo Surgery for Cancerous Thyroid Nodule After Viewer Spotted Lump (Inside Edition)

Nestlé says 12 tonnes of KitKat chocolate stolen in Europe (Le Monde)

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Reforestation is a big part of the world's efforts to curb global warming, but a new study finds it isn’t just the number of trees that makes the difference for the earth, it’s where you plant them. Plus: in Surrey, British Columbia, a cat named Louis is flaunting international law and convention by crossing the US-Canada border to chase mice.

Not every forest cools the Earth (ETH Zurich)

Cat keeps crossing the U.S.-Canada border (CTV News via YouTube)

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Ever get excited when a class or a meeting gets canceled and you have an extra hour? Researchers have shown that we actually get more excited about the time we gain back than time that was never filled up to begin with. Plus: the AllStrum guitar can help people with disabilities play chords and rock out.

Why a Canceled Meeting Feels so Liberating (Rutgers University)

An innovation that strikes a chord (Yale Engineering)

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