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Britain's smartest teen studying 28 A-levels scores A*s in first four subjects
Bristol Live via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoBritain's smartest teen who sitting 28 A-levels has scored A*s in the ones she completed just weeks after the start of the school term. Mahnoor Cheema, 17, has an IQ higher than Stephen Hawking ...
'Bridgerton' shows that gossip can be destructive – but believe it or not, it’s good for you too
Harper’s Bazaar via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIs gossip good for you?Christian Vierig Gossip gets a bad rap. In Bridgerton, returning for its...
Today in History: April 14, Abraham Lincoln is fatally shot at Ford's Theatre
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 3 months agoOn April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth during a performance of “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theatre in Washington. In 1828, the first ...
What is the Japanese ‘wabi-sabi’ aesthetic actually about? ‘Miserable tea’ and loneliness, for...
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 4 months ago‘Wabi’ and ‘sabi’ are Japanese words with long histories, but they are rarely used together in the...
10 longest words in the dictionary and how to pronounce them to seriously impress your kids (and...
GoodtoKnow via Yahoo News UK· 6 months agoChild speaking with speech bubble written on wall, words Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious written...
Are you a gardener, or a wannabe horticulturalist?
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMonty Don has been goading the Twitterati again, waking up the gardening world from its New Year slumber. This time it’s an etymological issue that has...
How to thrive: is being mentally tough enough?
Evening Standard via Yahoo News UK· 6 months agoIn his new book, Richard Sutton reveals the tools used by sports people and top business leaders to achieve their full potential. In this extract he asks...
Opinion: In the French language, ‘inclusive’ becomes a loaded word
CNN via Yahoo News UK· 8 months agoFrance’s battle over removing gender-inclusive language, pushed forward by officials such as Senator...
On European Day of Languages, I dream of a world with no barriers or misunderstandings
Euronews via Yahoo News UK· 9 months agoThrough my work, I've witnessed the profound impact that even basic Arabic language skills can have...
Lost Dr. Samuel Johnson letter discovered in Gloucestershire country house
Cover Media via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA lost letter written by the renowned English writer Samuel Johnson has been discovered among a...
