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World - / Sep 8, 2026 - Shakespeare's Globe to replace 30-year-old roof with 14,000 reed bundles in £10m project - Shakespeare's Globe in London is set for a major roof replacement nearly 30 years after the reconstructed theatre opened. The £10 million project will use traditional thatching and around 14,000 bundles of reed instead of modern roofing materials. The Globe's original roof used 6,000 bundles of Norfolk reeds. The project comes as traditional thatching in England faces challenges including poor harvests, old machinery and uncertain seasonal labour supplies.

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World - / Sep 8, 2026 - Dubai teen built AI platform for breast cancer after losing grandmother at 10; took cancer awareness to India - Saiyette Aima's journey began with her grandmother's battle against breast cancer, driving her to make a significant impact. She spearheaded community-oriented fundraising and awareness campaigns, which flourished with local backing. Following this, Aima launched Pink for Purpose and started a YouTube channel to enhance her outreach. Her mission extended to India, providing free screening camps, which culminated in the innovative CareCheck, an AI tool for guiding breast health decisions.

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Anne LaBastille built a 12-by-12-foot cabin deep in New York's Adirondacks with no electricity, plumbing or road; she spent decades living in the wilderness and her 32-acre home is now protected forever

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In 2013, a South Carolina marine professor collected over 100 tonnes of restaurant oyster shells for reefs; within one year, about 100 metres had functioning habitat

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After 20 years, Seattle steam-cleaned about 2,350 pounds of gum from Pike Place Market in 2015 as the sticky landmark spread across its brick wall

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For 100 years, Milwaukee has been turning human waste into lawn fertiliser; 10.5 billion pounds diverted from landfills

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Maldives president seeks talks with UK PM on Chagos sovereignty

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Quote of the day by Fyodor Dostoevsky: "Your worst sin is that you have destroyed and..." - a powerful reminder to ask what you are really gaining from every sacrifice

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'Israel Sabotaged Peace, World Paying The Price': Erdogan Accuses Netanyahu Of Derailing Iran-US MoU

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Iran Claims U.S. Carrier Missile Test As Tehran Issues Fresh Threat To Trump

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'NO ACCESS': Iran SHUTS OUT Nuclear Inspectors As Trump Threatens To BOMB Pickaxe Mountain Site

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Sreeleela owns the pink lehenga like it was made for her, and the rest can simply catch up

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Make gratitude a daily habit: 10 quotes to inspire a more positive life

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TOI Social Impact Summit 2026: Honouring 18 Initiatives Transforming Lives Across India

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Pankaj Tripathi's Mumbai home is a village-inspired retreat: Inside his sea-facing home 'Roop Katha' with handmade furniture and gardens

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In 2017, a Texas State University dye-tracing study followed fluorescein from the Pedernales River to a spring; the dye was detected 2.4 miles away in about 15.5 hours

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In 1997, Texas researchers poured fluorescein into Dry Fork Sink to map Austin's hidden aquifer; it travelled at least 4.8 miles to Barton Springs in under 30 hours

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In 2001, architect James Corner won the plan to cap 150 million tonnes of New York rubbish; Freshkills is becoming a 2,315-acre park with restored forests

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In 2015, NYC crews cut 11,000 love locks from the Brooklyn Bridge after their weight snapped a lamp wire; 2016 signs brought a $100 fine

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Virginia homeowner says Amazon's data centre turned his quiet life into 'chaos'; now he's suing over noise, flooding and damage

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After 3 years, Melbourne removed 20,000 love locks from Evan Walker Bridge in 2015; wires were sagging and up to 40,000 keys polluted the Yarra River

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Iran war energy costs hit US consumers at $1mn every 2 minutes: Report

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For 70 years, Texas' Bahia Grande was dry; then 2006 brought the tides back to 10,000 acres and wildlife returned in numbers

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In the 1980s, Rutgers researcher Thomas Nosker mixed milk jugs with discarded Big Mac containers to make structural plastic lumber; about 1.5 million US rail ties have kept an estimated 300 million pounds of plastic out of landfills

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As the 9/11 attacks collapsed his office, a blind man's guide dog helped him down 78 flights to safety and saved his life

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Meet Linus Chen-Plotkin, the 18-year-old Philadelphia student who analysed more than 600 works by Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, and Schubert and found Mozart's melodies were less predictable

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In Japan, local authorities have installed signs warning drivers that cats may suddenly dash into the road, using playful illustrations to make the danger memorable

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'Break pattern of impunity': UN experts flag persecution of Pakistan's Ahmadiyya community

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25 Pakistani military personnel killed in Balochistan attacks, BLA claims

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'6ft by 8ft cell, brown drinking water': What Imran Khan's jail cell is like

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Pakistan: Imran Khan's sister files fresh contempt plea over denied jail visits

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Pak pleads for dialogue after India stands firm on suspending Indus Water Treaty

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Leadership gaps cloud Pakistan's human rights oversight system

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Imran Khan, wife Bushra Bibi get slight relief as Pak HC bars solitary confinement

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Pakistan power crisis deepens as Karachi reels from 24-hour blackouts

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Pakistan court allows Hindu woman to return home after alleged forced conversion, marriage

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Watch: 'Driverless' car crashes into police van after internet outage in Islamabad

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Pak PM scrambles for damage control after his office edits leaders out of SCO summit photo

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100-year-old Hindu temple demolished in Pakistan's Punjab

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Lahore inflation squeezes household budgets as food, rent and utility costs rise

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Kabul, Kashmir, Mumbai, Pahalgam: Hafiz Saeed's deadly four-decade terror trail

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Bangladesh and India plan to resume train ops by October

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People stealing valuables from dead bodies in Nepal floods; police issue warning

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Nepal marks the 13th day of mourning after deadly flash floods

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Climate justice tops agenda as Nepal PM Balen flies to UN office

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Need good working ties with India: Bangladesh

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10 days after Nepal flash floods, woman, Chinese man rescued

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Volunteers from multiple countries join Nepal animal rescue effort

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Nepal's mint-green house survivor recounts a life that's washed away

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Nepal floods: Chinese national rescued alive from hydropower tunnel on Day 10

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True Samaritans: Indian volunteers take up grim task of cleaning decomposed bodies in Kathmandu

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Liverpool weather: Heavy rain and cooler temperatures expected Tuesday, September 8, 2026

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Birmingham weather forecast: Light showers expected today, September 8th, with cooler temperatures

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Leeds weather forecast: Light showers and wind expected Tuesday, sunny intervals later in the week

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Manchester weather forecast: light showers today, sunny spells ahead

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London weather forecast: Rain expected Tuesday, improving later in the week

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India's carbon credit scheme gets UK recognition under its carbon tax mechanism

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No royal duties: King Charles clarifies Harry and Meghan remain private citizens after UK return

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Meet Callum Smith: The 23-year-old armless racing driver who steers with his feet at 110mph, joins Team BRIT alongside quadruple amputee Harvey Phillips and targets a historic Le Mans debut

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Cops injured, vehicles damaged as anti‑migrant protest turns violent in UK; second protest in two days

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In 2022, millionaire couple bought dream home in Kent. Three years later, they are suing previous owners as noisy travelers with 16 children moved in neighborhood

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A British house was built with old duvets inside its walls and oyster shells on its exterior to show how everyday waste could be reused in construction

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Pure selfless love is essence of RSS, not hatred, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat tells London community event

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Meet Timothy Armoo, who started a tutoring business at 14, sold a company for eight figures at 27 and is now putting $6.7 million of his own money into young AI founders

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Leeds weather forecast: Sunny intervals with a 40% chance of rain today, September 7

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Manchester weather forecast: Overcast skies and 50% chance of rain on September 7

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Another French heist: Thieves steal 4 paintings worth Rs 98 cr from Renoir museum; drop one while fleeing

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EU debate takes shape as Macron backs under-15 social media ban

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'Defend workplaces': Protesting robots take to Warsaw streets to demand AI regulation

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AfD's victory tests Germany's 'firewall' against the far right

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'Russia ready to negotiate': Zelenskyy after meeting US envoys Witkoff and Kushner

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Alice Weidel: The Banker Behind the Firewall

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A 3,000-year-old ship-shaped stone grave was discovered in Sweden; four urns inside contained burnt human bones and a metal object

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Shifting right? What AfD's victory in Germany means for Europe, Russia & US

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'Reset to zero': Russia warns US missile deployment in Norway threatens nuclear talks

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Far-right AfD makes historic breakthrough in Germany, wins 44% in state poll

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US working on 'peace package' for Ukraine after talks with Putin, Zelenskyy

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From drones to assassins: Russia's hybrid war in Europe could turn deadly, experts warn

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Witkoff, Kushner reach Kyiv after meeting Putin as Washington steps up Ukraine peace push

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'Start of real war': Russia accuses Germany of Nazism, rejects drone accusations

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'Can no longer be stopped': AfD races towards historic win in Germany state vote

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PLA report warns Chinese cities of potential nuclear attacks, flags Japan as 'threat'

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China's 'chemical trap' targets hidden nuclear fuel in seawater, beats US benchmark 8 times over

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China mudslide: One missing person found dead as death toll rises to two; 10 remain missing

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Nearly 'eight vessels per day': Taiwan faces alarming Chinese presence around its territory

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China silences flood victims to spotlight Xi Jinping's rescue efforts

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One dead, 11 missing after deadly landslide hits China's Jiangxi; Typhoon Saudel batters region

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From grasslands to GPUs: Why China is building its AI engine in Inner Mongolia - explained in 5 charts

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Watch: Flash floods in China destroys 3-storey building in an instant; 2500 stranded inside school

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Magnitude 5 quake hits Tibet amid ongoing search for hundreds missing after deadly floods

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China's Xi Jinping tells Middle East to be 'masters of their own destiny' amid Iran war

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Iran to announce new restricted zone in Gulf in the coming days

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Yemen conflict widens: Houthis claim strikes on Saudi airport, air base and Aramco sites

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'Strike our assets & you get struck': Iran threatens US energy assets in Gulf after latest clashes

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'Committing massacres': Houthis accuse Saudi of Yemen prison strike that killed 7, including child

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'Lost decade of US economy coming': Iran's big warning as tensions flare

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Israel strikes southern Lebanon; children, paramedics among 11 killed

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09:03 - Iran plans 'exclusion zone' near Strait of Hormuz as tensions with US flare again

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'Faster, heavier and more painful': Iran warns US as sanctions squeeze economy

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'Total lie': US rejects Iran's claim of hitting American vessel in Strait of Hormuz

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Banking on the dollar: How Iran keeps $9bn flowing through US banks despite sanctions

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Israeli strikes kill four, injure 20 in southern Lebanon

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Can the US really make Hormuz safe? The dangerous battle against Iran's sea mines

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11 killed, seven injured as fuel tanker crashes, explodes in western Iran

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Iran planning 'multi-front' attack on Israel with Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis: Report

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'Something much bigger': Trump planning major Middle East 'reset' after Iran war

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In 2011, marine scientist Nick Hill helped launch a programme turning abandoned fishing nets into carpet yarn; 300 tonnes recycled and other conservation efforts helped protect 5,700 hectares of ocean

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Since 2013, tourists have tossed coins into Japan's Mount Fuji Oshino Hakkai ponds; about 50,000 were recovered amid concerns that corroding metal could affect the spring water

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In 2019, two Bolivian sisters began floating native totora reeds on rafts made from discarded bottles; the Uru Uru Team later planted about 3,000 to restore the polluted lake

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In 2024, a Chilean recycling manager deployed discarded salon hair in four booms and one mat in Laguna Verde; about a month later, the devices had reportedly trapped 15 kg of pollutants

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In 2014, Verona removed its bronze Juliet statue after years of touching for luck in love; repeated handling left cracks and wear that made it unfit for display

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In 2004, Toronto began using cold water from 83 metres beneath Lake Ontario to cool downtown buildings; today the system serves 200 buildings across 40 million sq ft

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Soon, Aussies could opt out of social media algorithms

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Six people buried in a rare Viking Age grave in Latvia show signs of violence and family ties, with DNA pointing to local Baltic ancestry

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Indonesia air travel resumes after two-day disruption from volcanic ash

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A 5,000-year-old Polish burial held a necklace made from 42 animal teeth and two human skulls

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Germany turned apartment balconies into tiny solar power plants; more than 550,000 systems are now helping renters generate their own electricity

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Canada released 26 bison into Banff National Park in 2017; the herd grew rapidly as scientists tracked its return to the wild

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Metallica's Lars Ulrich once planned a $40 million mansion on this California ridge; now 161 acres are being preserved as public open space

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Rwanda planted dozens of exotic tree species in an experimental forest in 1933; 90 years later scientists found eucalyptus had acidified the soil

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Eiffel Tower shuts after female staff allegedly sidelined during Hindu group's visit

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Parents came to US for 5 months, officer allowed only 2 months as father has a job in India: NRI shares parents' entry experience, seeks advice

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In 1993, Barbra Streisand gave her $15 million Malibu estate to conservation; the 24-acre property was planned as an environmental research centre

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Uruguay planted eucalyptus and pine forests across grasslands; 20 years later, scientists found rivers were carrying much less water

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In 2017, a 14-year-old Virginia girl dug a backyard pond for a school project; 9 years later, it has become a thriving wildlife ecosystem

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In 1979, Paul McCartney bought a 151-acre Arizona ranch; the Beatles star turned it into a private family retreat

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An Australian woman bought cleared sugarcane land and planted trees; 10 years later, 119,000 trees transformed it into a rainforest home to flying-foxes

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A 33-year-old entrepreneur paid $2.55 million for a neglected 81-room Arkansas hotel; after moving into the property himself, he is spending another $1.1 million rebuilding it

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In 1918, three Indiana brothers opened a bicycle and tire shop; 108 years later, the same family still runs it, with six employees retiring after 40+ years and tenures reaching 50 years

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In 1974, a California college student built a cabin using only hand tools because his father said, 'no electricity'; 52 years later, it sits inside a $6M estate with a runway, helipad and 82-ft pool

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Meet Andy Barrett, the 13-year-old Ohio student who turned a school 3D printer into a small business, selling 150 fidget toys and raising money for epilepsy awareness

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Kentucky mother and daughter rejected more than $26 million for farmland sought by a data-centre developer, but the land has not been placed under a permanent easement

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In 2010, Thailand sank 25 retired army tanks off Narathiwat to create artificial reefs; later research found 53 fish species thriving there

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Flight recorders recovered from Amazon cargo jet that overran Miami airport runway, killing five

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In 2023, Valerie vanished on Kangaroo Island; 529 days later, rescuers found the miniature dachshund alive after surviving alone in the wild

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Meet Celine Zhang, the 18-year-old New Jersey student who developed a way to prove a digital puzzle was solved without revealing the answer

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In 2007, Wisconsin used dye to trace why 229 people got sick; septic-tank wastewater reached the drinking well in 6 days, while infiltration-field dye took 15

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Mississippi teen Madalyn Sullivan wrote an autism-acceptance book inspired by her sister and sent it to libraries in all 82 counties; she has now finished second at Miss America's Teen

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Lightning struck an 1890 Georgia mansion; its owners drove away unaware the turret was burning until passersby spotted flames, and firefighters kept the main floor undamaged

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Michael Bloomberg was fired from a Wall Street bank after 15 years. He used his $10 million payout to build a $109 billion fortune and has given away $25.4 billion

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Meet Suborno Isaac Bari: The maths prodigy who caught Barack Obama's attention, skipped five grades and graduated high school at 12

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In 1895, lightning ignited a massive West Virginia gas well, sending flames 200 feet into the sky as crowds gathered to witness one of America's most extraordinary fires

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