He Lost His Shooting Hand — and Won Olympic Gold With the Other One
In 1938, Károly Takács was one of Hungary’s best pistol shooters. He had spent years developing the speed and accuracy needed to compete at…
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At 47, He Lost Almost Everything — So He Invented Instant Ramen
In 1957, Momofuku Ando was 47 years old and facing financial ruin. A credit union he’d been involved with had collapsed, taking nearly everything…
The Pig Who Stopped Traffic to Save Her Owner’s Life
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A Stranger Saved His Life on Waterloo Bridge
On January 14, 2008, 20-year-old Jonny Benjamin was standing on Waterloo Bridge in London, going through one of…
He Was Homeless Twice as a Teen, Then Became CEO of a Billion-Euro Company
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