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Most teens think they’ll live for ever, but at 19 Brian Clement wasn’t so sure. Back then, he weighed 285lbs and was smoking three packs of cigarettes a day. “Going up stairs, I would get to the fourth step and start panting,” he said. “I’d be good...

In school, Feven Binega-Northcott would compete to finish a book before contending with any sport. Lacking “any athletic enthusiasm”, the teacher hails from Ethiopia, a country famed for its long-distance running. But, she rarely ran. “Not unless so...

In Madison Smith’s early twenties, her emotions swept from one extreme to another. When she was depressed, she would spend hours locked in her room with the lights turned off. When she wasn’t depressed, she was on top of the world, jumping from one ...

Do you dream about alligators night after night? It might be because of the nature show you watched, or there could be a deeper meaning. Holly Paiva wants to help you figure it out. She believes dreams can serve as a warning about the future and eve...

Caroline Bartlett moved to Bermuda looking for a place to swim. She was used to paddling in Ilfracombe, a small coastal fishing town in her native Devon. Icy dips in the local pool were bracing, but laps soon became her workout of choice. “We had a ...

The festive season is almost here, and I can just feel the excitement building. I personally love this time of year and all the celebrations that go with it. Especially getting together with family and friends, listening to cheesy Christmas music and...

Matthew Nester fainted when his doctor mentioned removing his large intestine. It was a solution to the bowel disease that had plagued him since he was 22. It meant walking around with a bag full of his waste, for the rest of his life. “Like a lot of...

Jane Bothello was surprised the day her father gave up driving. Out of the blue he announced he wouldn’t renew his driver’s licence and refused to say why. “He was really evasive,” Mrs Bothello said. “We thought maybe he’d gotten lost on the way home...

Jakob Leeuw fell madly in love with Maria Cabral the first time he saw her. She was at work, selling souvenirs in Riihilouma’s, and wasn’t at all impressed by the Dutchman’s sense of style. Plus, at more than 6ft tall, he towered well above her 4ft 9...

Marcus Pimentel’s reference letters all carried the same message: passionate and talented with “superior intellectual ability”. Despite that, he struggled to maintain his focus in subjects that he had little interest in. At 5, he learnt he had attent...