How Greek prime minister in 1830’s tried to spread the potato in Greece

A Greek prime minister in 1830’s tried to spread the potato in Greece but people weren’t interested so he put armed guards in front of shipments of potatoes so people would think they were important. People later started stealing these potatoes a lot which spread the crop to all of Greece. […]

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13-year-old dog missing for two months found alive in a cave.

On Aug 6, 2022, A group of Missouri cave explorers accidentally found and helped rescue a senior dog that had been missing for two months. It is unclear how long the dog was in the cave or how it managed to survive. […]

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The story of Lionel the Lion-Faced Man, Stephan Bibrowski

Stephen Bibrowski, also known as Lionel the Lion-faced Man, was a well-known sideshow entertainer. His entire body was covered in long hair, giving him the appearance of a lion; this was most likely due to a rare condition known as hypertrichosis. Lionel traveled to the United States in 1901 and began performing with the Barnum and Bailey Circus. […]

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Smart guy brings life-sized cutout of his late mother to his graduation

Even though that his mother passed away in 2016, a young man had a clever idea to make a life-size cutout of her and bring it to the event so that she could attend his graduation ceremony. […]

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Mom Cries After Seeing Her Deceased Daughter in Virtual Reality

Jang Ji-Sung lost her 7-year-old daughter to haemochromatosis in 2017, a rare disorder in which the body absorbs too much iron. The two reunited through the use of virtual reality technology. […]

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The Giant Mirrors Brought Sunlight to Rjukan

Due to the steep mountains that surround it, the town of Rjukan, Norway, doesn’t receive any natural sunlight from September to March. They placed large mirrors in the town square to reflect light. The mirror follows the path of the sun and moves every 10 seconds to create a 600m squared light pool. […]

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