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Eyjafjallajökull: The volcano that stopped a continent
In 2010, a cloud of volcanic ash brought Europe’s planes back to earth

The invention of the EpiPen
How engineer Sheldon Kaplan and his team made the EpiPen, the lifesaving allergy device

The hippo and the tortoise
In 2004, a hippo and a tortoise became friends. Their story gained worldwide fame

Destruction of Mostar Bridge
On 9 November 1993 the historic bridge was destroyed during the Bosnian War

The Pakistani teens who became disco superstars
How Nazia and Zoheb Hassan changed South-East Asian pop with their album, Disco Deewane

Debbie McGee in Iran
Showbiz star, Debbie McGee describes being caught up in the Iranian revolution in 1978

Ycuá Bolaños supermarket fire
More than 300 people died in Paraguay's capital in 2004

Freddie Mercury 'marries' Jane Seymour
The actress Jane Seymour shares what it was like being rock star Freddie Mercury's bride

Che Guevara’s daughter: A Cuban doctor in Angola
In 1986 Dr Aleida Guevara travelled from Cuba to treat children in communist Angola

Inventing the black box
In 1962 a prototype of the cockpit flight recorder was tested in Australia