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I changed my name to change my life
Hakeem Oluseyi beat drug addiction and dropped his old name to become a star scientist
The improbable rise of Europe’s 'Tofu King'
How German vegetarian Bernard Drosihn took on the ‘meat police’ and won
I found the Titanic during a top-secret Cold War mission
For 70 years people searched for the wreck of the Titanic. Then came Robert Ballard
The mountain between us
How two climbers became connected after a fateful expedition on a mountain in Tibet
Josephine Baker: My mother, the superstar singer and spy - part one
Josephine Baker adopted 12 children from around the world – Jari was one of them
Josephine Baker: My mother, the superstar singer and spy - part two
Jari Hannu Bouillon was a baby when he went from a Finnish orphanage to a French castle
Danny Trejo: The ex-con who cracked Hollywood
He’s played the tough guy in a long list of films but in his 20s faced the death penalty
Why I gave my sister my womb
Lolita Wästerlund was born without a uterus, so her sister Linda offered up hers
The painful secret I hid from my twin
When Alex lost his memories his identical twin helped him restore them, or some of them
The joy of skiing blind
Blind skier Mike Brace has dedicated his life to Paralympic sport
Undercover in a nursing home at the age of 83
Sergio Chamy was in for a shock when he answered a job advert for men in their 70s to 90s
The secret link between two gymnasts
Jennifer Bricker was born without legs and idolised Olympic gymnast Dominique Moceanu
We left as kayakers and came back as dissidents
Andrzej and Jacek escaped Communist Poland on an adventure. Life would never be the same
The 80s song that brought back my memories
A car accident wiped all of Thomas Leeds' memories and he had to start again
The many lives of chef Erin French
From rehab to 10,000 reservations, chef Erin French was determined to reclaim her life
Trapped in a 'metal coffin' on the ocean floor
In 1988, 22 sailors were trapped in the submarine Pacocha with limited oxygen
From Gaza to Nasa: A space odyssey
Palestinian Loay Elbasyouni was part of the team that launched a helicopter from Mars
Helping refugees saved my life
At 28, Kon Karapanagiotidis started a charity that would become a lifeline for thousands
Disco and drama: The story of Ride On Time
Worldwide fame came at a moral price for an Italian DJ who made a huge 1980s dance hit
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