It sounds like a story too wild to be true: a millionaire who decided that instead…
Category: Extraordinary Human
The Extraordinary Woman Who Became Leonardo da Vinci’s Eternal Mystery
It began with a smile so mysterious that it bewitched kings, inspired thieves, and baffled scientists…
Struck by Space: The Only Woman Ever Hit by a Meteorite
On an ordinary afternoon in Alabama in 1954, a housewife lounging on her couch became the…
How A Solar Blanket Made Rebecca Young Famous
A schoolgirl’s simple drawing, created when she was just eleven or twelve years old, launched her…
Swift Quakes: The Night Taylor Swift Fans Shook the Earth
Imagine tens of thousands of people singing, screaming and bouncing in unison until the ground itself…
He Walked 47,000 Kilometres, But a Visa Stamp Stopped Him for a Decade
Have you ever felt the frustration of a delayed flight or a long queue at a…
The North Face to No Trace: The Wild Life of Douglas Tompkins
Imagine this: a billionaire who helped clothe the world’s adventurers decides the best use of his…
Frozen in Time: The 66-Year Wait to Bring Home Dennis “Tink” Bell
It is rare for the ice to give back what it takes. Yet on the frigid…
Maria Andrejczyk Won Silver in Tokyo, Then Gave It Away to Save a Life
In a world where people guard their Olympic medals like buried treasure, one Polish athlete stunned…
Hawkeye Wave: One Fan’s Idea United 70,000 People and a Children’s Hospital
On a crisp September afternoon in 2017, 70,000 football fans in Iowa City did something unheard…