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• Kerala grandmother, 85, teaches children with sand and stick for a decade

  Indira Amma, known locally as Ashaatti Ammumma, conducts daily outdoor lessons at the Temple of English School in Alappuzha. Her accessible technique revives historical learning practices to help young students master fundamental literacy and numeracy without expensive stationery. By having pupils trace characters directly on the ground, she ensures that learning remains interactive and freely accessible to early learners.

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• Rare 1867 silver coin made for Shanghai trade sells for $4.758m

  The sale highlights immense collector demand for unissued treaty-port currencies designed to unify commerce among foreign merchants in 19th-century China. Graded PCGS Specimen-66, this historic pattern had remained secluded in a private collection since the mid-20th century. Its realization anchored a major Hong Kong auction that generated nearly $32 million in total transactions.

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• World record 51 red cards shown in Brazilian youth game

  An escalating brawl during a Minas Gerais Under-20 Championship semi-final resulted in an unprecedented wave of ejections involving both team rosters and staff members. The widespread fighting and ensuing facility vandalism forced the match to be abandoned before military police intervened. As a consequence of the severe squad shortages, the second leg was forfeited, sending one depleted side directly into the tournament final.

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