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World - / Sep 25, 2026 - NASA sent 12.5M tomato seeds to space in 1984; by 1990, 40,000 schools in 40 countries grew them - In 1984, NASA initiated the SEEDS project aimed at exploring how the space environment affects plant growth. Participants, comprising approximately 3.3 million students from diverse educational backgrounds worldwide, received kits that included seeds launched into space and Earth-based controls for comparison. Preliminary findings indicated a marginally enhanced germination rate for the seeds sent to space, though notable growth differences diminished during the plants' life cycles.

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He gave away 80% of his income, taught in an African school with just one computer: How Peter Tabichi became the 'world's best teacher' and won $1 million

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14 Kazakh military personnel killed during naval exercise, five naval officers detained over negligence suspicion

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World - / Sep 25, 2026 - Trump assassination attempt victim James Copenhaver dies at 76 - James Copenhaver, who was among those injured in the 2024 shooting at then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's campaign rally, died, his family told CNN. Copenhaver was injured when a gunman opened fire at Trump's campaign rally in

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Mumbai's GMLR flyover eyes October 15 traffic opening; here's what's ready and what's left

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In 2005, Missy Hammerstrom gave a Louisville child her apple for the weekend; Blessings in a Backpack later provided 30 million hunger-free weekends to more than 1 million children

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In 2024, a Seattle-area homeowner learned a stranger had bought a five-foot-wide strip running through his backyard at a county auction

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Americans ordered what were advertised as 'no cost' Covid tests online; prosecutors say their insurance information was then used to bill more than $500 million for services that were never provided

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About 43,674 light-up children's toys sold for around $1 from 2016 to 2026 are being recalled because their button batteries can be accessed without a tool, creating an ingestion and chemical-burn risk

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In 2011, University of Maryland students rescued dining-hall food headed for landfills; Food Recovery Network grew to 230 chapters in 44 states within five years

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In 2009, Todd Bol built a free book box outside his Hudson, Wisconsin, home; 16 years later Little Free Library had placed 200,000 boxes in 128 countries

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In 2017, a Utah nonprofit founder reopened an abandoned fire station; then made it a job-and-housing base for up to five homeless families at once.

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In 2023, a Georgia homeowner went on vacation and returned to a pile of rubble after a demolition crew tore down her family house at the wrong address

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Pakistan appoints former army general Nauman Mahmood as first head of Mecca alliance

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'PTI's drama will never achieve anything': Pak minister Naqvi warns Imran Khan's party ahead of Islamabad march

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Pakistan airstrikes on Afghanistan: 3 killed, several injured as conflict fears grow

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Pakistan braces for protests as govt warns of $400 million daily loss

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Jailed former Pak PM Imran Khan undergoes medical check-up amid concerns over health

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Sri Lanka court convicts 15 men over 2019 Easter Sunday bombings

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Indian-origin climber Dhrubajyoti Guha, Nepalese guide killed in Manaslu avalanche

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Sheikh Hasina holds talks with party leaders

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From July Uprising leader to graft probe: Former Yunus govt advisor Asif Mahmud under scanner

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Human-caused warming helped prime slope for deadly Nepal-Tibet flood, first study finds

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Meet Adrian Abraham, 9-year-old Indian-origin rock and metal guitarist aiming to set a world record by attempting the Grade 8 electric guitar exam

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Tech executive Shannon Burns, who slept in sauna after forgetting room key on Austria trip, can pursue £76 million from Gitpod; tribunal rejects £1 million cap amid OpenAI acquisition

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An English artist paid £2,090 for a painting listed only as 'in the style of' Helen McNicoll; experts later proved it was her long-lost Bean Harvest, valued at £300,000 and sold for £174,000

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London residents are turning their food scraps into sauna fuel; the world's first community-powered sauna is being tested

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In 2013, a Maryland real estate developer and his wife paid $200,000 for a derelict firehouse and spent $800,000, then moved their family into a home that kept its siren

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In England, a retired man spent 30 years building a slate miniature Lake District village, then moved the handmade town to hotel grounds so the public could see it

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​At 90, former paratrooper Ian Winship runs 10K in about an hour with daughter and grandson, setting a world-best time for his age

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A 1934 British sports car spent 40 years hidden in a barn; in 2026 it sold for £62,000 after bids started at £500

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Watch: RAF Hawk T2 crashes and explodes near airbase in Wales

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In 2025, an British charity shop priced a Chinese plate at £2; expert identified it as Imperial porcelain, and it sold for £7,620

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UK judge refuses bail to Indian lawyer Vijay Aggarwal, accused of sexual assault and human trafficking

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Bollywood actor Sumeet Singh Sarao faces garden bulldozing at £900,000 home after six-year council row over 1.4m raised ground; lived there with parents for 14 years, spent £8,000-£9,000 on garden

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'No change in President Trump's position': UK to review Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius

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In 2024, a Welsh ecologist posted a moth on Instagram; museum experts found it was a Guyana species unknown to science, 4,300 miles from home

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In 2025, an Oxfam shop found a rare Chinese Bible in a donation pile; estimated at £800, it sold for £56,280

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'Media coverage is important': Pope Leo XIV backs press freedom amid Trump-US news outlets clash

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Ukraine strikes Russian oil refinery, passenger train in overnight drone attacks; 2 dead

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Zelenskyy, at UN, urges leaders to keep choking Russia's revenues and impede its war efforts

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Zelenskyy, after meeting Trump, says Ukraine ready for 'energy ceasefire' with Russia

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Swedish woman digging for fishing bait near Stockholm uncovered 24,100 silver coins, making it the country's largest medieval coin hoard

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Danish-led team maps 186,000 miles of Roman roads, tests how straight they really were, and finds Rome wasn't even the best-connected city by road

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Military plane crashes near US air base in Germany's Spangdahlem, 1 injured

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China's panda diplomacy: How Beijing uses exclusive animal to reinforce soft power

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Panda diplomacy: Xi announces 2 giant pandas for Atlanta zoo in US

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How China helped arm Iran before Trump rolled out the red carpet for Xi

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Trump-Xi summit: $14 billion Taiwan arms deal hangs over Washington talks

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Xi-Trump summit: China puts Taiwan 'red line' at centre of US ties

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Iran turns to 'Night King', 'Voldemort' to troll Netanyahu after his UN address

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'Never been the position to assassinate Trump': Iran President Pezeshkian

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Iran offers US 7-day plan to end war, reopen Strait of Hormuz

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Japan's first named ankylosaur, Nipponopelta yezoensis, was more closely related to North American and European nodosaurids millions of years ago

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Why are Italian lady politicians posting photos in miniskirts? Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani's 'women in long skirts make better mothers' remarks spark protest in Italy

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In 2019, Lord Howe Island wiped out roughly 300,000 invasive rats and mice; 7 years later, its native cockroaches, weevils and other invertebrates are returning across the island

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In 2012, Anguilla cleared invasive rats from Dog Island and its satellites, with sooty tern nests rising from 113,000 to more than 300,000 pairs and potentially aiding endangered turtles

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Hurricane Polo drenches Mexico coast as Tropical Storm Nolo threatens Hawaii with heavy rain

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Meet Chico, the man who has lived alone in the Amazon for 38 years; planted 1,500 Brazil nut trees, hunts wild pigs and built a life far from the modern world

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In 2000, California packed 662,700 shredded waste tires beneath an I-880 on-ramp; they cut foundation stress 40%, saved $477,000, and CalRecycle later reported 22 years without repairs or issues

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In 1843, Mexico granted 22,000 acres in California's Cuyama Valley; 183 years later, the largest surviving 5,650-acre piece was permanently protected after a $1 million conservation campaign

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A weathered Wyoming cabin used as a storage shed turned out to be a 140-year-old Chinese laundry; after an eight-year rescue effort, the building has been moved to a museum for restoration

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An Oklahoma man says he bought five acres from his grandfather in 1994; 32 years later, the county says it owns a 40-foot strip inches from his house and plans to auction it with a $29,000 starting bid

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19-year-old cybersecurity researcher Nisarga Adhikary, who flagged flaws in CBSE portal, named in US DOJ Hall of Fame

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19-year-old lost his lamp in an Australian cave in 1953, survived three days, became a NASA scientist; 68 years later, students found the lamp still hanging

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A 67-year-old Idaho teacher retired and drove across the US to Delaware after her daughter's daycare bill matched the mortgage; she now provides about 30 hours of childcare every week for her granddaughter

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Massachusetts car dealer bought a Nantucket cottage for $899,000, said 'if I get five years out of it, I'm good'; five years later, the 1951 home sits just feet from a 40-foot drop into the Atlantic

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White House state dinner: Trump welcomes Xi as tech bosses, top executives arrive

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UAE suspends Iranian airline flights, joins countries enforcing US sanctions

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In 2013, Pink paid nearly $9 million for a 200-acre California ranch with a 10,000-sq-ft home; 13 years later, the estate has become a working organic vineyard producing her Two Wolves wine

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In 2023, Maine's anonymous $1.35 billion Mega Millions winner sued his former partner over revealing the win, risking his own identity becoming public

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In 2023, a 94-year-old Minnesota woman lost her condo over about $2,300 in taxes; the county kept roughly $25,000 until the Supreme Court stepped in

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In 2023, a Washington, DC man believed he had won a $340 million Powerball jackpot; then the lottery said its website had posted the wrong winning numbers

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In 1992, one woman donated one coat; 34 years later One Warm Coat has given away more than 9 million free coats and kept 23 million pounds from landfills

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In 2012, Atlanta opened a major trail on abandoned freight corridors; by 2025, the BeltLine reported 2.5 million visits and an economic report linked the area to 91,000 jobs

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In 2004, Chicago covered a grim rail yard and parking lots with Millennium Park; now more than 20 million people visit its free public spaces each year

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Oregon feared a famous 92-foot waterfall on private land could be sold to a new owner; the state has now approved a $2 million purchase that will permanently protect Abiqua Falls and open public access

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About 51,000 battery packs used inside reclining chairs are being recalled after reports of overheating, smoking and igniting; the packs were sold on Amazon for about $105 for more than three years

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In 1995, Selena's family made an agreement over profits from her entertainment legacy; 31 years later, brother A.B. Quintanilla is suing sister Suzette for more than $1 million he says he is owed

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A silver US Army ring missing since 2006 was found in another soldier's footlocker; after a three-year search, a Fort Worth woman finally returned it to its original owner 20 years later

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Why Trump gave Xi a bald eagle sculpture at White House dinner

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