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His Teacher Told Him He Wouldn’t Go To College, Then He Did
One day Ronnie Sidney, from Tappahannock, Va., was goofing off with his classmates in math when one of them threw a paper football at
Seattle Pinball Museum’s Star Player Has It All Under Control
Kaihan Mansoori, 19, celebrates recently as he becomes the grand champion on the Ghostbusters pro-model pinball machine at the Pinball Museum in Seattle’s Chinatown
Power Rangers Bring Mighty Morphin Delight To Kids In Hospital
Window washers dressed as Power Rangers dangled outside Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia this week. They thrilled the kids including one little girl who exchanged
The Couple Who Want To Rebuild Their Shattered City
Someday, what seems like Syria’s forever war will end. Then the focus will shift to rebuilding a country shredded and scarred by conflict. A
As A Boy, He Learned About Science By Rubbing Calves’ Ears
When Dr. Thumbi Mwangi was a child growing up in Kenya, his father would send him out to care for the calves.There was a
The World’s Greenest Island
How a group of gritty farmers turned Samsø, Denmark, into a premier global model of renewable energy.
University Of Michigan Unveils 1,500-Pound Rubik’s Cube
University of Michigan mechanical engineering students have made one of the most popular puzzle games much larger. And tougher to solve.
One Way To Keep Businesses (And Small Towns) Alive When Their Owners Retire
In Kansas, a matchmaking service that’s based at a university is helping transition small businesses to new hands. Could it be a model for
The Uruguayan Jail Where Inmates Set Up Shop
Every weekday morning, Cesar Campo wakes up, eats a quick breakfast and heads to work in a converted warehouse where he builds tables, chairs,