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December 3, 2015 3:01 AM
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Dilma Rousseff — President of Brazil

Dilma Rousseff — President of Brazil | Epic pics | Scoop.it

The future Brazilian president was apprehended for her participation in a guerrilla movement against the country’s military dictatorship.

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December 3, 2015 2:56 AM
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Oprah Winfrey — Media Mogul

Oprah Winfrey — Media Mogul | Epic pics | Scoop.it

In her hometown of Nashville in 1971, a 17-year-old Winfrey won a “Miss Fire Prevention” trophy.

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December 3, 2015 2:51 AM
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Albert Einstein — Theoretical Physicist

Albert Einstein — Theoretical Physicist | Epic pics | Scoop.it

Even 14-year-old geniuses were forced to pose for pictures.

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November 29, 2015 6:20 PM
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Brandalism 2015 - COP21 Paris Climate Talks

Ajoutée le 28 nov. 2015

Two days before the launch of the UN COP21 Climate Conference, 600 posters were installed in outdoor media spaces across Paris. 82 Artists from 19 different countries made artworks to challenge the corporate takeover of COP21 and to reveal the connections between advertising, the promotion of consumerism and climate change.

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November 28, 2015 1:43 AM
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Life expectancy in parts of China exceeds the US. How does your country compare?

Life expectancy in parts of China exceeds the US. How does your country compare? | Epic pics | Scoop.it

One of the less discussed aspects of China’s rapid economic development is the boom it has brought for health and longevity. A new study from medical journal The Lancet provides one of the most detailed pictures yet of the state of Chinese health.

Behind the headline figure of a jump in life expectancy of 68 in 1990 to 76 in 2013 lies some fascinating details.

  • In Shanghai, life expectancy is now 83 — on a par with that of Switzerland.
  • There are now six provinces — Shanghai, Tianjin, Zhejiang, Beijing, Hong Kong, and Macao — that have higher life expectancies than the US or South Korea.
  • Tibet has shown huge improvement with a life expectancy of 70 in 2013 against 56 in 1990.

To highlight the progress made, The Economist has taken the data and created a map showing the life expectancy of each province and matched it to that of another nation. Viewed through this prism, much of China’s eastern seaboard looks like Northern Europe.

 

Author: Donald Armbrecht is a freelance writer and social media producer.

Image: A couple takes pictures with their baby on the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

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December 3, 2015 2:59 AM
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Bill Gates — Co-Founder of Microsoft

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Why is he smiling for a mugshot?

He was arrested for a traffic violation in 1977.

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December 3, 2015 2:54 AM
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Bill Clinton — 42nd U.S. President

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A young, future president meeting President John F. Kennedy in 1963.

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December 3, 2015 2:46 AM
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Barack Obama — 44th U.S. President

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When looking at the most powerful people in the world, it’s hard to remember that they’re really just normal human beings like you and me.

True, they might have revolutionized the tech industry, daytime television, or led the free world, but at some point they were much younger and, luckily for us, those moments were captured on film.

Back in 1980 (long before the presidency turned his hair gray), he enjoyed the occasional cigarette with his friends.

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December 1, 2015 7:34 AM
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Des bas font politique

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