By Scottie Andrew

June is jam-packed with holidays: Father’s Day, Juneteenth, Pride! But as we gear up for the next big national jamboree, we here at 5 Good Things are wondering: What’s your favorite way to celebrate the Fourth of July? I typically observe the holiday by planting myself in the air conditioning, not to be moved, but maybe you head to the pool, host a cookout or leave the country entirely. However you spend your Fourth, we’d love to know! We’ll include some of the more compelling responses in an upcoming edition of 5 Good Things. So whether you’re a fireworks fan or prefer to hole up far away from loud light shows, give us a shout at 5GoodThings@CNN.com. 

Here are some good things that happened this week.

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An ultra-mom’s ultramarathon

Further proof that moms are actually superhumans: Stephanie Case just won a 62-mile ultramarathon through the Welsh mountains WHILE breastfeeding her 6-month-old daughter Pepper (perfect baby name, btw). Case took regular breaks throughout the race to feed her infant AND she took off running in the third wave, far behind other elite runners. Oh, and did I mention that ultramarathon running is her hobby? By day, Case is an international human rights lawyer!

The 43-year-old mother took a three-year break from running and only picked it back up six weeks after Pepper was born. Per the rules of the race, she could feed Pepper throughout but her husband could only hand her their child instead of helping out. So Case was really racing for two, too — she carried all of her breastfeeding supplies with her. And still, she was the fastest woman running.

“We just need the space ... to figure out what motherhood looks like for each of us,” she said of new mothers. “For me, it means running 100k and, you know, doing all the things that make me happy.”

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A butterfly farm that benefits bugs

Costa Rica is the world’s largest butterfly exporter, sending more than half a million butterfly pupae to live in exhibits around the world. But to ship that many butterflies, someone’s got to breed them. Enter the country’s butterfly farmers. They tend to countless butterfly species and have helped restore their dwindling populations, and in return, the butterflies have helped restore Costa Rica’s forests. The pollinators have transformed formerly flat, grassy land into verdant tropical forests where they can thrive before some of them are sent to live in exhibits where visitors can see their grandeur up close.

To entice butterflies to your own home, plant native species –– local butterflies will be much more likely to visit these. And avoid using insecticides or chemicals meant to kill pests –– they could harm butterflies, too. Spending time with these creatures in their natural habitat is utterly breathtaking. 

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An almost identical celebrity lookalike 

Congratulations are in order for George Gountas (pictured left)! This lucky fella just won $50 and, more importantly, a year’s worth of free burritos — all because he looks pretty similar to Pedro Pascal. 

Gountas, a lighting designer for “The Daily Show,” won a Pascal lookalike contest after being urged by his Comedy Central coworkers to try it out. He even appeared on the program after his win to plead with Pascal to meet his wife. So far, no luck, but the real Pascal has been busy.

In our era of celebrity lookalike contests, Gountas looks much more like the real thing than other contest winners can claim. With those thick-rimmed glasses, scruffy facial hair and wide smile, he really could be a member of the A-lister’s family. Maybe if the star’s schedule fills up, Gountas could stand in for him as “The Mandalorian.”

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An ancient fresco’s day in the sun

Attention, former art history majors! Pieces of a massive fresco were discovered in London, dating back to the days when Rome ruled the city.

Frescoes are painted on top of wet plaster so the colors are permanently set within the plaster. (Michelangelo painted the most famous fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, which includes “The Creation of Adam.”)

The massive fresco was discovered during excavations at a site in the Southwark district, where its fragments had been dumped into a pit likely during Rome’s reign. The pieces, thought to have covered 20 walls, were found in an area that was considered the “Beverly Hills of Roman Britain,” according to the Museum of London Archaeology team. 

The work’s fragments revealed paintings of fruits, flowers, birds and a crying woman. What hasn’t been located is the identity of the painter — the fragments where their name should be are still lost. Whoever they may be, their art is still delighting and surprising Londoners all these centuries later.