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Marcel Duchamp and the urinal that changed art
In October 1942, the great French conceptualist artist Marcel Duchamp helped put on the first major surrealist exhibition in New York. Carroll Janis'…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Straightening the Leaning Tower of Pisa
On 15 December 2001, the Leaning Tower of Pisa reopened to the public after an unprecedented 11-year closure.Famous worldwide for its dramatic lean, …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The first commercially successful electronic cigarette
In the summer of 2003, pharmacist Hon Lik was one of millions of smokers in China.He was coughing a lot and having problems with his breathing and wo…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Spain welcomes Picasso’s Guernica
In 1981 one of the world’s most iconic works of art – Guernica - was finally handed to Spain after a 44-year exile.Pablo Picasso had created the huge…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
New Nordic cuisine
In 2004, Danish food entrepreneur Claus Meyer launched the ‘Nordic Kitchen Manifesto’, kick-starting a revolution in Nordic cooking focused on local …
7 months ago
The discovery of the Terra Nova shipwreck
In 2012, a team of researchers discovered one of the most famous polar shipwrecks - the Terra Nova.The ship was famous for carrying Britain’s doomed …
7 months ago
Recommending: 13 Minutes Presents Artemis II
Humans are returning to the Moon - hear all about it on the BBC’s space podcast. 13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II is following Nasa’s mission to loop …
7 months ago
Echo and the elephants
In 1972, the world’s longest-running study of wild elephants was first launched in Kenya, making a star of one of its subjects – Echo.For decades, th…
7 months ago
Anthony Bourdain's Don't Eat Before Reading This
In April 1999, Anthony Bourdain's essay Don't Eat Before Reading This was published. It was an unfiltered look into restaurant kitchen culture. It la…
7 months ago
The first Great Wall of China trek
In May1984, three friends starting trekking along the Great Wall of China. It took 508 days for them to complete and they became the first people to …
7 months ago