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One of world’s smallest books sold at auction for £3,500

The book in question is a prayer book measuring 5mm x 5mm – barely the size of a pencil lead. The tiny leather-bound book...

Haitian soup joumou awarded protected cultural heritage status by UNESCO

Joumou soup is "so much more than just a dish", said Audrey Azoulay, the director-general of UNESCO. "It tells the story of the heroes...

New Eye Drops Offer an Alternative to Reading Glasses

An eye drop that improves close-range vision could make misplaced reading glasses less of an inconvenience for many of the 128 million Americans who...

The world’s highest rail bridge being constructed in India likely to be commissioned by next year

The Chenab Rail Bridge is an Indian railway steel and concrete arch bridge between Bakkal and Kauri in the Reasi district of Jammu and...

Leftist Gabriel Boric elected Chile’s youngest president

Chileans elected 35-year-old Gabriel Boric as their next president, making him the youngest person elected president in the country's history. Boric, a lawmaker and former...

Ex-US navy commander reaches the world’s four deepest ocean trenches

Ex-US navy commander Victor Vescovo has become the first person to reach the bottom of all four of the world's deepest ocean trenches. Victor Vescovo,...

Minecraft crosses 1 trillion views on YouTube, most popular game ever on platform

Minecraft is already one of the best selling games ever made, up there with Tetris, Mario and Grand Theft Auto. Now it's crossed a new milestone,...

The first couple has just had their wedding… in the metaverse

Traci and Dave Gagnon met back in October 2015 in virtual form inside of Dave's "virtual office" as an avatar, and fast forward just...

World’s first text message goes up for auction

On December 3, 1992, 22-year-old British programmer Neil Papworth sent the first ever Short Message Service (SMS) from a computer to colleague Richard Jarvis. Mr...

Japan builds human-centered smart city

Life and lifestyles are set to change radically in the years ahead. From how we generate and use energy to how we move around...

Christmas decoration world records broken by two Britons – including ‘Nana Baubles’

Two Britons - including a grandmother who starts decorating her house in September - have broken world records for having the most Christmas decorations. Sylvia...

The world’s largest freshwater wind farm is online

Windpark Fryslân, the world’s largest freshwater wind farm that sits in the Netherlands’ Lake IJssel, is now fully commissioned. Lake IJssel, which is shallow, is...

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Top 500 places to visit before you die (P.280) Gdansk: The amber on the Baltic coast

Gdańsk’s history spans over a millennium, marked by periods of prosperity, conflict, and rebirth. The city's significance in European history is profound, from its...

Canadian McIntosh breaks world record in women’s 400m

McIntosh, a 17-year-old swimmer, clocked 4 minutes, 24.38 seconds, lowering her record of 4:25.87 from April 2023 set at the same venue — Toronto’s...

Top spectacular natural landmarks of the world (P.487) Látrabjarg: The birdworld in the westernmost tip of Iceland

The cliffs of Látrabjarg are some of the highest in Europe, reaching heights of up to 440 meters. They extend approximately 14 kilometers along...

Furlani jumped world U20 record

European U18 and U20 champion Mattia Furlani eclipsed the world U20 long jump record by one centimeter with a second-round lead of 8.36m. The Italian...