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Marie Kondo
In 2011, Japanese tidying expert Marie Kondo's first book was published.
Creating Alexa
In 2000, two Polish students started creating a smart speaker which sounded human
Robert Ripley and the ‘Believe It or Not’ empire
During the Great Depression, cartoonist Robert Ripley made millions from freaky facts
Indian Ocean tsunami - Tamil Nadu
On 26 December 2004, communities around the Indian Ocean were swept away by a tsunami
Australian republic referendum
On 6 November 1999, voters in Australia were asked if they wanted to become a republic
Poland's bleak Christmas
In 1981, the communist government of Poland declared martial law to suppress civil unrest
Ceefax: the start of interactive television
In 1974, the ´óÏó´«Ã½ launched the world's first teletext service
Surviving Andes plane crash
In 1972, 16 people survived for two months in the Andes mountains after a plane crash
Peshawar school massacre
In 2014, one of Pakistan’s worst terror attacks took place at Peshawar Army School
The birth of reggaeton
In the 1980s, Leonardo Renato Aulder pioneered a movement in Panama with his friends