Topic: cultural significance
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Steve Jobs' Secrets to the Best Commencement Speech Ever
Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford commencement speech became a timeless cultural touchstone by blending personal stories of resilience, creativity, and mortality with universal life lessons. The speech almost didn’t happen—Jobs wasn’t Stanford’s first choice, but a student’s personal connection and the u...
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9,500-Year-Old Cremation Found in Africa
Archaeologists in Malawi have discovered Africa's oldest known cremation pyre, dating back about 9,500 years, challenging previous assumptions about early hunter-gatherer societies. The cremation involved an adult woman whose body showed cut marks and possible head removal before being carefully ...
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Borderlands 4 Nears as Fans Revive Dead MMO
Preserving gaming history is crucial as many online games disappear when servers shut down, exemplified by the recent rediscovery of "Borderlands Online", a lost Chinese MMO from 2015. A fan-led revival effort, spearheaded by developer EpicNNG, uncovered a playable build after months of technical...
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