On a crisp September afternoon in 2017, 70,000 football fans in Iowa City did something unheard…
Category: Extraordinary Human
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…
The Woman Who Hunted Ghosts of War: Vera Atkins and the Secret Lives She Never Forgot
In the shadows of war, some heroes never fired a gun, but carried more courage than…
Mongolia’s Dukha: Where Kids Ride Reindeer
In the frostbitten wilds of northern Mongolia, where GPS signals fade and civilisation is a rumour,…
Unborn and Unbelievable: 10 Astonishing Things Fetuses Do Before Birth
Did you know that a tiny human still nestled in the womb can yawn, hiccup, and…
The Man Who Turned a Deserted Island Into a Wildlife Wonderland
It sounds like the beginning of a castaway fantasy: a lone man buys a deserted tropical…
Buried Secrets of the 10-Foot Giants: A Cave Full of Questions
They say truth is stranger than fiction, and in the case of Nevada’s Lovelock Cave, the…
The Extraordinary Men of Brooklyn’s Ladder 118
On the morning of 11 September 2001, a bright red fire truck blazed across the Brooklyn…