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Climbing Mount Everest is Only Half the Battle
Jon Krakauer cleared the ice from his oxygen mask, hunched a shoulder against the wind, and straddled the summit of Mount Everest. It was 1:17 PM on May ...
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Claiming the Summit Without Reaching the Top
Only 44 people have reached the summit of all 14 of the world’s 26,000-foot peaks, according to the record books. Or, maybe no one has. The difference ...
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Purdue University Honors Sisters Who Persevered
Purdue University recently announced the renaming of two of its residence halls after two extraordinary alumni, Freida and Winifred Parker. In 1946, they ...
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Leonardo Da Vinci - The Great Procrastinator
Leonardo da Vinci is widely considered one of the most diversely talented individuals ever to have lived. As an artist, he is known for The Last Supper ...
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Great Leaders Inspire Success
Most people don't know about Samuel Pierpont Langley. In the early 20th century, many people were pursuing the dream of flight. And Samuel Pierpont ...
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Penguin Jumps Aboard Boat to Avoid Killer Whales
Travel blogger Matt Karsten was sightseeing on a small dinghy during a trip to Antarctica with his wife and some friends when they happened to notice ...
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The Challenges that Gave Elon Musk His Passion
All of us have odds to overcome, but those odds are not the enemy. ... By his own admission, Elon Musk had a difficult childhood. He was bullied during ...
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This Is Why Japanese Children Score Higher on Math Tests
In standardized math tests, Japanese children consistently score higher than their American counterparts. Researchers have found that it has more to do ...
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This One Thing Makes Success Look Easy
It's easy to envy the success of others while ignoring the sacrifices that made it possible. The more effortless something looks, the more effort ...
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The Seedbed of Elon Musk's Imagination
Joshua Haldeman grew up on the prairies of Saskatchewan. When the domino effect of the Great Depression hit Canada, Haldeman lost his five-thousand-acre ...
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