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Unseen Charles Dickens letters open window into the life of a genius - BBC

He was compelled to write and write, even on holiday, but still found time to correspond with a fan.

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Apple fined for slowing down old iPhones - BBC News

Apple agrees to pay a £21m fine in France for not making it clear that it slowed down old iPhones.

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Cyberloafing: The line between rejuvenating and wasting time - BBC Worklife

We all cyberloaf – and the science says that it can make us more productive at work. But when does a useful break become plain old slacking off?

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The research centre dedicated to the science of cracks - BBC News

Strathclyde University is claiming a world-first with a research centre that simulates and analyses fissures.

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#Broomchallenge: Eggs, equinox and misinformation - BBC News

The pseudoscience and 'party trick' behind the social media trend challenging people to balance their brooms.

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‘I was raped at 14, and the video ended up on a porn site’ - BBC News

When Rose Kalemba was raped, it took her months to persuade a porn website to remove the video.

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Japan by the sea - Article | Wakayama Prefecture | BBC StoryWorks

Advertisement feature presented by Wakayama Tourism Federation.

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Tom and Jerry: 80 years of cat v mouse - BBC News

The story of how Jasper and Jinx became Tom and Jerry - and defied the Cold War.

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Why is there less snow on Scotland's mountains this year? - BBC News

Enthusiasts say they have noticed a difference in conditions on the hills in recent years.

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BBC - Travel - New York’s ‘real’ Little Italy

For more than 100 years, Mario’s on Arthur Avenue has maintained the culinary traditions of New York’s early Italian settlers.

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Pope Francis rules against ordaining married men in Amazon - BBC News

He goes against a vote last year by bishops who backed married priests for the rainforest region.

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Swiss machines 'used to spy on governments for decades' - BBC News

Secret control of a Swiss device enabled the US and Germany to collect classified information, reports say.

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Why 'outskilling' isn’t yet a workplace revolution - BBC Worklife

Programmes preparing workers facing layoffs for their next career are on the rise. But experts are cautious to call ‘outskilling’ the perfect solution to the automation takeover.

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Why so many of the world’s oldest companies are in Japan - BBC Worklife

The country has 33,000 businesses at least a century old. How have so many survived – and what does it mean for Japan’s future?

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Can a blood pressure drug help ease the painful memory of an ex? - BBC News

Clinical psychologist Alain Brunet has come up with an innovative treatment for "romantic betrayal".

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Sex robots may cause psychological damage - BBC News

US researchers call for more regulation around the sale of sex robots with artificial intelligence.

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Met Office forecasters set for 'billion pound' supercomputer - BBC News

A new supercomputer is to be built by 2022 to improve the accuracy of weather forecasting.

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How can I become a fossil? - BBC Future

Less than one-10th of 1% of all species that have ever lived became fossils. But from skipping a coffin to avoiding Iran, there are ways to up your chances of lasting forever.

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How Many Holes Does a Human Have? - YouTube

Support Vsauce, your brain, Alzheimer's research, and other YouTube educators by joining THE CURIOSITY BOX: a seasonal delivery of viral science toys made by...

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Dresden: The World War Two bombing 75 years on - BBC News

A firestorm caused by Allied bombers destroyed the historic centre of Dresden in February 1945.

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Why the vegan diet is not always green - BBC Future

The vegan diet is widely regarded to be better for the planet than those that include animal products, but not all plant-based foodstuffs have a small environmental footprint.

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The simple maths error that can lead to bankruptcy - BBC Worklife

The “gambler’s fallacy” - which can affect everyone from athletes to loan officers - creates deceptive biases that lead you to anticipate patterns that don’t really exist.

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What happens when the internet vanishes? - BBC News

During a troublesome protest or tricky election, some countries just cut the online cord.

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We will 'fight to the death' to save the Amazon rainforest - BBC News

Teenagers from the Amazon rainforest speak about their hopes for the future.

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Could we live in a world without rules? - BBC Future

We might dream of a world where there are no rules, but how practical would it be?

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