Five Good News Stories: Rare Harry Potter Auction, Record Carrot Cake, Community Tips, Rope Swing Grandma, and Loose Bull Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: a well-read rare first-edition, first-impression softcover of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Bloomsbury, June 1997; one of 5,150) owned by Naveed is headed to auction and expected to fetch about $5,000, identifiable by printing anomalies like a duplicate wand list, a missing “o” in “philosophers” on the back cover, and early Hogwarts wording. In British Columbia, café owner Ted of Granville’s Coffee marked an 80th birthday by assembling a 17-by-17-foot carrot cake weighing 6,044 pounds from 430 cakes, setting a new record. In Rhode Island, a town rallied after $20 was stolen from autistic barista Michael’s tip jar, raising about $900 and prompting a safer jar. A 78-year-old woman went viral riding a huge Utah rope swing between 500-foot cliffs. In Virginia, a bull escaped near Eastern Mennonite University, was tranquilized, and returned. For Apple users, hit the banner which says Uninterrupted Listening on your Apple podcasts app. Subscribe now for exclusive shows like 'Palace Intrigue,' and get bonus content from Deep Crown (our exclusive Palace Insider!) Or get 'Daily Comedy News,' and '5 Good News Stories’ with no commercials! Plans start at $4.99 per month, or save 20% with a yearly plan at $49.99.