The Alchemist Who Could Not Repeat His Own Miracle
In the early 1780s, James Price stood at the center of one of the most unusual scientific controversies in Britain.
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Stories
Zinaida Portnova: The Seventeen Year Old Who Defied an Occupying Army
When Zinaida Portnova left Leningrad in 1941 to stay with her grandmother in the Vitebsk region, she stepped into an area that would soon fall under German occupation.
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The Man Who Fed France with Potatoes
When Antoine-Augustin Parmentier was captured by Prussian forces during the Seven Years’ War, he was forced to eat what the French called hog feed: potatoes.
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Battleship Island: The Rise, Fall, and Silence of Hashima
From afar, Hashima Island looked like a battleship adrift in the East China Sea.
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The Atlantic Crossing of the Bermuda Floating Dock
In the 1860s London engineers built a floating dry dock so large that its U shaped walls reminded later viewers of a gigantic half pipe.
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Four Children for Sale: The Photograph That Stunned America
On August 5 1948 readers of The Vidette Messenger in Indiana opened their newspaper and saw a photograph that drew national attention.
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The Man Who Cut a Mountain: The True Story of Dashrath Manjhi
In 1959, Gehlaur was a village boxed in by steep quartzite hills. It sat near Gaya in Bihar with no direct road to a hospital.
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José Meiffret: The Cyclist Who Chased Cars
On July 19 1962 drivers on the Autobahn near Friedberg in Germany saw a cyclist riding behind a specially prepared Mercedes 300 SL.
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Bronze Giants of the Pantheon: The Long Mystery of Rome’s Ancient Doors
Visitors who enter the Pantheon pass through a set of immense bronze doors.
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Gloves on Paws: The True Story Behind the Boxing Kangaroo
If you have been to an Australian sporting event, you have likely seen the boxing kangaroo.
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