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George Foreman: Boxing’s Smart Mouth vs Motor Mouth Ali
He threw 369 punches. The champ in the ring that time responded with 641 — nearly double. But…
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Ananda Krishnan: Labeled “God”, Nothing Was Impossible For Him — From Famine Relief To Building The Tallest Towers
His employees codenamed him ‘God’ — a nod to his omnipotence within his empire and his amazing influence…
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Danapal Govind: The Journalist Who Mused About Death … Then ‘Planned’ For It
One afternoon in the early 90s, Danapal Govind sat bemused at his desk after returning from a graveyard…
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Kris Kristofferson: For The “Star Who Was Born”, Songwriting Mattered More Than Anything Else
Kris Kristofferson meant different things to different people. To many, he was a pioneer of the 1960s country…
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James Earl Jones: The Hollywood Giant Who Left Us Awestruck And Glowing As Darth Vader To Musafa
As a child, he didn’t speak for years because of a chronic stutter. When he did, no one…
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Donald Sutherland: The Hollywood Giant From Canada Who Never Vied The Oscar or US Passport
Back in 2006 on her "Wake Up with Whoopi" radio show with New York deejay Paul "Cubby" Bryant,…
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Ng Poh Tip: The Star Editor Who Towered Over Her Paper, Like None Other
“I am not the editor of a newspaper and shall always try to do right and be good…
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Malaysia’s Hail Amir: A Showman From Start To End
He was never really into it for the money. And even after 50 years, he was more keen…
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Wong Juat Wah: Malaysia’s ‘Sugarcane Granny’ Who Tackled Tamil And Tigers Alike
When Vikings invaded the holy island of Lindisfarne in England, they killed everyone except Æthelstan, the monk. He…
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Robert Gibbons: Little-Known Rockstar, Well-Meaning American
Depending on the time of day and mood you caught him in, you’d find Robert Gibbons downright obnoxious…
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“Ice Cream Mike”: Whatever He Did, He Did For His Secaucus
The McDonald brothers — Richard and Maurice — may have created the world’s most famous burger but it…
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Kelvin Kiptum: A Life Done As Fast As His Race
In the running world, no marathon is created equal, says Ryan Fan, a special needs educator and marathon…