Hey there, welcome. I'm Krista Bo Polanco, and this is CNN Five Good Things.

In memory of a sweet dog, one six-year-old did something special in hopes of raising a few bucks for charity and ended up with much more than he expected.

Plus, it was an epic month of firsts, fastest, and most ever's on the tallest mountain in the world.

Later on, a new study takes on one of paleontology's most famous questions.

What was going on with the T-Rex's arms?

No one's actually ever put any statistics to this type of idea before.

When we come back, it's not really the destination that matters, it's a journey.

Lessons learned from this year's spelling bee.

Just about every spelling bee contestant has a word they'll never forget.

For Vikyath Tanamala, that word is Nijer, a nocturnal bird commonly found in Europe.

It's a dialectal word, N-I-G-H-T-U-R-R.

And, yeah, that's the word it got out on.

Vick Yath, or Vicky for short, is a sixth grader from Leesburg, Virginia.

He was among nearly 250 participants from around the world

who competed in the 101-year-old event in Washington, D.C. this week.

So in round one, I got Guaya Barra, G-O-A-Y-A-B-E-R-A.

And in round two, I...

Vicky was eliminated in the quarterfinals

but there was a silver lining

it was his best finish yet

I was nervous for round six

because I didn't know Nijer

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