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Amazing people, kids and ideas making the world a better place

Inspirational people, ideas and kids - and some surprising animal sounds

International Women's Day: Women making waves
Eight brilliant ideas for recycling waste
Beautiful and incredible space happenings
Amazing stories of people saving animals
Eight surprising hobbies you probably won't be trying
Ten mysteries you need to get to the bottom of
Seven strange things people have done with food
Burnt out? Eight locations to help you get away from it all
Friendships that were sparked in unusual places
Ten unmissable long reads from 2017
Seven people doing amazing things in extreme environments
Ten amazing wedding moments
Ten eccentric hobbies you might want to try
Seven highflyers who lived to tell the tale
Six ways to turn things around
Five inspiring kids
Ten fantastic animal sounds
Eight amazing ways that people found romance
Seven groundbreaking ideas
Ten amazing people who really stepped up
Seven tips on growing old in style

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