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Japan’s Unusual Tea Shop Is Giving People Over 70 A New Reason To Keep Working
A tea shop in one of Tokyo’s busiest shopping districts has introduced a hiring rule that is turning the traditional idea of retirement on its head. Every front-of-house employee must be at least 70 years old, and workers can serve customers while sitting down or take breaks whenever they feel tired. The unusual approach is…
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Young Engineer Creates Mobile Denture Lab For People Who Cannot Afford Dental Care
Most college students spend their weekends studying, working part-time jobs, or trying to figure out what they want to do after graduation. Connor Gibson spends his weekends helping strangers smile again. The 22-year-old Tennessee engineer never planned to work in dentistry. He wasn’t trained as a dentist. He didn’t grow up fascinated by teeth. In…
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Photographer Finds Strangers He Captured 40 Years Ago And Recreates Their Photos
A dusty box of old photographs is usually where memories go to rest. For British photographer Chris Porsz, it became the start of a remarkable mission that would reconnect long-lost friends, revive forgotten moments, and reveal just how much life can change over the course of a few decades. What began as a collection of…
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How Maud Lewis Found Joy in Art Despite Chronic Pain and Poverty
For most of her life, Maud Lewis lived far removed from any idea of recognition, success, or artistic acclaim. Her days unfolded quietly and predictably, shaped by chronic pain, visible physical differences, and the reality of living in rural Nova Scotia during the early and mid twentieth century. Much of her adult life was spent…
