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South Africa’s nuclear weapons

In 1989, South Africa became the first country to make and then dismantle nuclear weapons

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The speech that inspired the Law of the Sea

In November 1967, the Maltese diplomat, Arvid Pardo, gave a historic speech at the UN

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The longest plane hijacking in Latin America

In 1973, two men pretending to be Colombian guerrillas hijacked a plane for 60 hours

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Eliza: When chatbots started

1966 saw the invention of Eliza, which is said to be the first chatbot

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WABOT-1: The first humanoid robot

Scientists at Waseda University in Japan built the world's first humanoid robot in 1973

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The world's first general purpose electronic computer

In 1946, one of the world’s first electronic computers was unveiled in the USA.

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How the QR code was invented

In 1994 Japanese engineer Masahiro Hara designed a square of data, now known as a QR code

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'Robocops’ in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Handmade robots were installed in DRC's capital city Kinshasa to direct traffic

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The Sunflower Movement

In 2014, more than 500,000 Taiwanese people protested against a new trade deal with China

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The Rose Revolution in Georgia

In 2003, demonstrators stormed the parliament building in Tbilisi, holding flowers

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Fleeing Afghanistan alone as a child

Dr Waheed Arian escaped poverty and war in Afghanistan to begin a new life in the UK

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Dyke and Dryden: Cosmetic kings

In 1969, Dyke and Dryden started one the most successful black British businesses

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Eight years trapped on the Suez Canal in Egypt

After the Six Day War in 1967, 14 ships were stuck on the Great Bitter Lake

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