The Appalachian Apple Hunter Who Saved 1,200 Lost Varieties
From Nation, For Nation - Pulse of the Nation
What Does Antarctica Smell Like?
Those lucky enough to visit Antarctica often remark upon the crisp, clean, and almost scentless nature of the landscape.
As nothing but sea and ice stretches on for hundreds of miles, there's little for human olfactory senses to register besides a few molecules of water vapor. That's, of course, barring the fishy musk from a bob of seals, the krill breath of a whale expell →
Meet Dr. Willard Wigan, one of the most unbelievable artists on the planet. His art is so tiny, it can only be seen through a microscope... seriously. His sculptures are smaller than a grain of sand—some are even less than one-hundredth of a millimeter tall!
A Big Dream in a →
From Globe, For Globe - Pulse of the Planet
Known for having the largest chest measurement ever recorded at a staggering 124 inches (315 cm), Robert was once crowned the heaviest human alive in 1955.
But Robert’s story goes far beyond the numbers-it’s one of strength, spirit, and the extraordinary power of optimism.
A Normal Beginning Turned Unbelievable
Robert was born in 1926 in Monticello, Missouri, weighing an above-average, but not shocking, 11 pounds, 4 ounces. At just five months old, he contracted whooping cough. Doctors believed →
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