On an ordinary afternoon in Alabama in 1954, a housewife lounging on her couch became the…
Category: Extraordinary Human
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…
She Spun the World: The Unbelievable Story of the Hula Hoop Queen
Imagine a young woman in Sydney, surrounded by laughter as crowds of Aussies spin bamboo rings…
She Remembers Being 12 Days Old: The Woman Who Can’t Forget a Single Day of Her Life
When Rebecca Sharrock was just 12 days old, she remembers being placed on the front seat…