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Creating Alexa
In 2000, two Polish students started creating a smart speaker which sounded human

Klaus Fuchs: Oppenheimer’s atomic spy
In 1950, Klaus Fuchs admitted passing top secret nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union

Robert Ripley and the ‘Believe It or Not’ empire
During the Great Depression, cartoonist Robert Ripley made millions from freaky facts

Indian Ocean tsunami - Aceh
In 2004, a deadly tsunami swept away entire communities around the Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean tsunami - Tamil Nadu
On 26 December 2004, communities around the Indian Ocean were swept away by a tsunami

Dinner for One: How an English comedy became a German tradition
The sitcom Dinner for One, recorded in 1963, has become a German New Year's Eve tradition

'Kimchi war'
In the 1990s, a diplomatic dispute broke out between Japan and South Korea over kimchi

Chef to five presidents
Cristeta Comerford was the first woman and person of colour to the White House's top chef

When instant noodles came to India
A turning point in Indian culinary history

'I created MasterChef'
In 1990, the cookery programme MasterChef launched on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ TV