World Smile Day: Good news stories to make you smile

Friday 04 October 2013 12:39 BST

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Today is World Smile Day.

The idea was initiated by Harvey Ball, a commercial artist from Massachusetts who created the Smiley Face in 1963.

To celebrate, we've selected a few stories from the past week that'll get you grinning all the way through the weekend.

Come on. Show us those pearly whites.

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World Smile Day: Good news stories to make you smile