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Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie

Once upon a time, every little girl wanted a Barbie doll. Nowadays, such is not the case. With increasing focus on the body positivity movement, parents want the same self-love to be taught to their children. As the world changes, so do Barbie's measurements. Her shoulders are just too tiny!

Jane

Jane Goodall’s research with chimpanzees has earned critical acclaim in many fields, but sometimes we forget about the woman behind the work. Director Brett Morgen takes a closer look at Goodall's life, early career, time working in Tanzania, and her relationship with her husband Hugo van Lawick.

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The More You Know

  • Enzo Ferrari told a man "you may be able to drive a tractor but you will never be able to handle a Ferrari properly." The man was so angry that he vowed to create the perfect car. His name was Ferruccio Lamborghini.
  • The space between your eyebrows is called the glabella.
  • There's such a thing as a fear of buttons.
  • There are around 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body. If you took them all out and laid them end to end, they’d stretch around the world more than twice.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.