Popeye: When he reached the screen and why he ate spinach
Popeye began in a newspaper comic strip in 1929. His film debut, television career and famous spinach routine followed later.
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The woman who survived a 4,400-metre fall: Did ants really save her?
Joan Murray survived a devastating skydiving accident in 1999. The story of the fire ants became a legend, but the medical explanation…
Where do Hagia Sophia’s underground passages lead? The Great Palace and the legend of the Marble Emperor
Water channels, human passageways and possible links to the Great Palace: What archaeology tells us about Hagia Sophia’s tunnels, and where legend…
Beneath Hagia Sophia: Tunnels and passages said to extend up to nine kilometres
Restoration work is revealing Hagia Sophia’s underground system. What Turkish authorities and scientific studies have established, and what remains an estimate.
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Some seek romance, some want an ex to feel jealous, some earn money and others construct a richer-looking life. Similar photographs can…
Posting photos of themselves every day: What psychology says, and who they would have been before social media
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Africa’s Great Green Wall is real, but it is not a wall of trees
The Great Green Wall aims to restore 100 million hectares of land by 2030. What does that mean, and how much of…