A New York sculptor (and part time horticulturist) has achieved something truly incredible. Through a process of grafting he has managed to create a tree that produces 40 varieties of stone fruit at once. Sam Van Aken grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania. Grafting was a common practice and it was something that always […]
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On the southern edge of Trinidad’s Central Range lies a small village called Piparo. Unknown to many, the village was the site of a freak natural disaster back in February 1997. With precious little warning to those that lived there, a hugely destructive mud volcano eruption destroyed everything in its path. Thankfully, the majority of the […]
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Kim Hughes, 34, is considered to be Britain’s bravest bomb hunter. In 2010 the warrant officer was awarded the George Cross – the highest accolade for gallantry not in the face of the enemy – for heroism on the battlefield. His heroics were described in the Ministry of Defence citation as “the single most outstanding […]
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If you have considered yourself too old for a career change, maybe you should take a leaf out of KBG84’s book. You can only assume that Simon Cowell is spewing because he didn’t think of it first, however this ‘girl band’ with an average age of 84 have become the latest pop idol sensation in […]
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