When a small designer took on IKEA’s lawyers, the furniture giant made a decision that shocked the industry. It wasn’t what anyone expected… In 2018, a major furniture brand with over $44…
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Mother and son united after 32 years
Li Jingzhi of China spent 32 years searching for her son, Mao Yin. Here’s what happened: Mao Yin was kidnapped in 1988 at the age of two from a hotel in Xi’an,…
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Jason Arday: A life retold
Jason Arday is a British sociologist, writer and fundraiser who has made a remarkable impact in academia despite facing significant challenges in his early life. Born in 1985 to Ghanaian parents, and…
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The saviour of mothers
Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis was a Hungarian physician who made a groundbreaking discovery about the importance of hand hygiene in the 19th century. Here is his story, a testament to the power of…
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Balto, the heroic sled dog
Balto was a Siberian Husky sled dog who played a crucial role in delivering diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska, in 1925. Here’s his remarkable story: In January 1925, a diphtheria outbreak in…
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3D-printed bones for ear implants
Dr. Mashudu Tshifularo is a renowned South African otolaryngologist and educator who made history by leading the first team to use 3D-printed bones for reconstructive middle ear implants. Born on June 18,…
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Protector of cherry trees
Masatoshi Asari (94) is a Japanese school teacher turned world-renowned cherry blossom breeder, known for creating a new breed of Japanese flowering cherries called Matsumae cherries. Almost every day for the past…
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The French Revolution: A history
In 1834, the philosopher John Stuart Mill discovered that, although he had signed a contract with his publisher to produce a general history of the French revolution, he was actually too busy…
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In blizzard of ’94, Louisville moved heaven and snow to save a ‘miracle’ baby
The phone call came at the worst possible time. As Louisville (Kentucky, USA) awoke to a record-breaking surprise snowscape that would bring the city to a standstill, doctors told the Schmitt family…
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Measures of success
There are two key indices to measure a country’s success, the wealth index and the happiness index. The wealth index is often a measure of a country’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product) per…