42 h. ago What’s the nicest thing a stranger has done for you? This year more than 50 people gave me their answer

While every story has been unique in loveliness, I’ve found that many share a similar pulseRead our kindness of strangers series hereEarlier this year, I had a phone call with a woman named Debbie about one of her toughest days as a parent. While she was carting her two sick toddlers to buy medicine, one abruptly vomited across the floor of the local shopping mall. A passing stranger stopped, grabbed a roll of paper towel from the display in front of the chemist, and sopped up the mess – then went inside to pay for what she’d used, insisting on footing the bill. It was a small but lovely act that spoke to the decency of other people.Working as a journalist often involves speaking to people on, or about, the worst day of their life. But for the past year I have had the tremendous pleasure of interviewing Australians (and the occasional Briton) about something very different – the acts of kindness they’ve received from a total stranger. Guardian Australia asked readers to send in thes...

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5 d. ago People with highest IQ can answer all 6 science questions correct in quiz

Put your intelligence to the ultimate test with this 6-question quiz which has been designed to trick your mind. So do you have what it takes to get all questions correct?

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5 d. ago Only people with 'high IQs' can answer all 6 questions correct in science quiz

Do you want to test your IQ? The latest quiz on social media will really put your knowledge to the test and to make it even harder, you have just seconds to complete it

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8 d. ago The 1% Club question has people 'stumped', but the answer is surprisingly simple

Tuesday's episode of The 1% Club Rollover saw contestants Nathanial and Michelle make it to the final one per cent question. They both stood a chance of winning a share of the £194,000 prize pot

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2 w. ago Is life out there? NASA finds essential sugars on ancient asteroid Bennu more than 200 million miles away

How life began on Earth is one of the biggest remaining questions in science. Now, NASA has taken a major step towards answering this query.

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3 w. ago When science fiction becomes reality: Scientists reveal what would REALLY happen if the sun started to dim like in Project Hail Mary

What would happen if the sun started to dim? Scientists have revealed the terrifying answer to this question, which is the subject of the upcoming science fiction blockbuster, Project Hail Mary.

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