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During the 1989 World Cup qualifiers, a flare was thrown onto the pitch, appearing to seriously injure the Chilean goalkeeper….. or did it?

The truth was only captured by one photographer and he’s been telling me what really happened ⬇️

#history #football 🗃️

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Sporting Witness - The photo which exposed a goalkeeper's fake injury - BBC Sounds
In 1989, one photo caught Chile’s goalkeeper faking injury in a World Cup qualifier
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September 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
meganjonesjourno.bsky.social
#history 🗃️: Have you heard of ‘the ghost town of Namibia’?

Let me tell you about it 🧵⬇️
April 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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❄️ Do you know what the first ever Olympic ‘mascot’ was?

⛷️ Shuss, the cartoon skier, was created for the 1968 Winter Games in Grenoble 🇫🇷

Listen here ⬇️📻 🗃️ #history

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Witness History - The first Olympic ‘mascot’ - BBC Sounds
The creation of Shuss for the 1968 Winter Games in Grenoble, France
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January 31, 2025 at 10:28 AM
meganjonesjourno.bsky.social
🩺 Saving lives with ‘spray on skin’

🔬 A groundbreaking invention by burns surgeon Professor Fiona Wood which was revolutionary after the 2002 Bali bombings.

📻 I spoke to Prof Wood for the @bbcworldservice.bsky.social ⬇️

#history 🗃️

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BBC World Service - Witness History, Saving lives after the 2002 Bali bombings
'Spray-on skin' was used to treat burns victims after bombings on the Indonesian island.
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January 31, 2025 at 10:27 AM
meganjonesjourno.bsky.social
📻 In 1990, radio enthusiast Maggie Iaquinto spoke to cosmonauts on the Mir space station for the first time, as they orbited past her home.

🌌 I’ve been speaking to Maggie’s son.

🗃️ #history #space #spacestation

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Witness History - The woman who spoke to the space station - BBC Sounds
Maggie Iaquinto was the first amateur radio enthusiast to contact Russian cosmonauts
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January 30, 2025 at 9:29 AM
meganjonesjourno.bsky.social
🤖 ‘Robocops’ have been helping direct traffic and keep people safe in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 2013.

🎶💄They spin, sing and now half are wearing makeup and skirts.

I spoke to their creator.

🗃️ #history

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BBC World Service - Witness History, 'Robocops’ in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Handmade robots were installed in DRC's capital city Kinshasa to direct traffic
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January 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM
meganjonesjourno.bsky.social
🚢 In 1967, 14 ships were trapped in an area of the Suez Canal called the Great Bitter Lake.

🟡 The ‘yellow fleet’ would remain there for eight years.

I’ve been speaking to Phil, who worked on two of the ships.

🗃️ #history

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Witness History - Eight years trapped on the Suez Canal in Egypt - BBC Sounds
After the Six Day War in 1967, 14 ships were stuck on the Great Bitter Lake
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January 30, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Nanga Parbat is one of the world’s highest and most dangerous mountains.

In 2013, members of a militant group entered the base camp and killed 11 people.

I’ve been speaking to one woman who was on the mountain that night.

🗃️ #history

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BBC World Service - Witness History, The Pakistan mountain massacre
In 2013, 11 people were killed by members of a militant group at Nanga Parbat base camp
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January 30, 2025 at 9:22 AM
meganjonesjourno.bsky.social
👏🏻 Had the absolute pleasure of speaking to Japanese tidying expert ⁦‪⁦‪Marie Kondo‬⁩.

✨ We spoke about things that bring you joy, her first book, ⁦the KonMari method and how life has changed over the years.

#history 🗃️ #mariekondo

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Witness History - Marie Kondo - BBC Sounds
In 2011, Japanese tidying expert Marie Kondo's first book was published.
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January 30, 2025 at 9:21 AM
meganjonesjourno.bsky.social
🗣️ You might ask it to tell you what the weather is like, or for a joke, but do you know where the idea for Alexa came from?

Well, get comfy and have a listen to the story of the smart speaker… which might not be what you expect.

#podcast #history 🗃️

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Witness History - Creating Alexa - BBC Sounds
In 2000, two Polish students started creating a smart speaker which sounded human
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January 30, 2025 at 9:19 AM
meganjonesjourno.bsky.social
🚷For more than 20 years, a travel and immigration ban stopped anyone with HIV from legally entering the USA.

✈️ It was lifted in 2010 and Clemens Ruland was the first to enter.

🎤 I’ve spoken to him for @bbcworldservice.bsky.social

🗃️ #history

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Witness History - The end of the US HIV travel ban - BBC Sounds
In 2010, a travel and immigration ban stopping people with HIV entering the US was lifted
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January 30, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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After World War Two, orphaned children were forced to flee East Prussia as the Red Army advanced.

Struggling to survive on their journey to Lithuania, they were likened to hungry wolves.

This is the story of the ‘wolf children’

#history #ww2 #worldwartwo

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Witness History - Lithuania's 'wolf children' - BBC Sounds
In the aftermath of World War Two, children fled East Prussia in order to survive
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January 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
meganjonesjourno.bsky.social
After World War Two, orphaned children were forced to flee East Prussia as the Red Army advanced.

Struggling to survive on their journey to Lithuania, they were likened to hungry wolves.

This is the story of the ‘wolf children’

#history #ww2 #worldwartwo

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Witness History - Lithuania's 'wolf children' - BBC Sounds
In the aftermath of World War Two, children fled East Prussia in order to survive
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
meganjonesjourno.bsky.social
🗣️ You might ask it to tell you what the weather is like, or for a joke, but do you know where the idea for Alexa came from?

Well, get comfy and have a listen to the story of the smart speaker… which might not be what you expect.

#alexa #podcast #podcasting #weather

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Witness History - Creating Alexa - BBC Sounds
In 2000, two Polish students started creating a smart speaker which sounded human
www.bbc.co.uk
January 8, 2025 at 7:56 AM
meganjonesjourno.bsky.social
👏🏻 Had the absolute pleasure of speaking to Japanese tidying expert ⁦‪⁦‪Marie Kondo‬⁩ for⁦ the BBC World Service and BBC Sounds.

✨ We spoke about things that bring you joy, her first book, ⁦the KonMari method and how life has changed over the years.
Witness History - Marie Kondo - BBC Sounds
In 2011, Japanese tidying expert Marie Kondo's first book was published.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 20, 2024 at 11:23 AM
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Imagine waking up and seeing humanoid robots on your streets! 🤖

Kinshasa, DRC in 2013, these robocops were placed to control traffic and prevent accidents.

Its inventor, Therese, told @meganjonesjourno.bsky.social
how they work.

See them in action:

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BBC World Service - Witness History, 'Robocops’ in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DR Congo's humanoid traffic robots
In 2013, robots started appearing on the streets of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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December 3, 2024 at 10:36 AM