A death-defying stunt for peace

TicToc Tonight

TGIF, TicToc readers! Start the weekend in high spirits with these 10 feel-good stories from the past week.

1. One year later, NYU's free-tuition initiative is paying off.
The med school says more diverse applicants are applying and students have less financial stress since the debut of its full-tuition scholarships.

2. An Italian book store is trading trash for knowledge.
It gives kids free books in exchange for plastic bottles and aluminum cans in a bid to raise environmental awareness and foster a love of reading.

3. An urban climber made a death-defying stunt for peace.
Known as the "French Spider-Man," Alain Robert scaled a Hong Kong skyscraper in an "urgent appeal for peace."

4. A Japanese beauty bar is elevating self-care.
The researchers who develop skincare formulas are analyzing customers' individual faces to recommend hyper-personalized products.

5. Flying "kites" are generating clean electricity in the ocean.
In a huge step forward for offshore wind, turbines at sea generated power for the first time and could provide millions with renewable energy.

6. Texas took action to tackle hate.
In response to the El Paso shooting that targeted Hispanics, Gov. Greg Abbott formed a domestic terrorism task force to combat extremism.

7. Secret da Vinci drawings were discovered under a painting.
A series of sketches by the Renaissance man himself were revealed beneath "The Virgin of the Rocks" for the first time in more than 500 years.

8. More millennials are investing with a conscience.
A peek at the portfolios of the U.S.'s largest generation shows they're buying into environmentally friendly, socially responsible companies.

9. NASA satellite data is making bridges safer.
Scientists developed a technique for analyzing imagery that reveals structural changes in infrastructure too subtle for the human eye.

10. An English cathedral installed a giant spiral slide.
This 50-foot, Sistine Chapel-inspired ride at Norwich Cathedral is meant to give visitors an up-close look at its medieval architecture and art.