Everyone wants to be recognized for their talent: that’s why YouTube and TikTok are packed with aspiring musicians desperate to be noticed by music-industry bigwigs. It’s not a guaranteed path to fame — nothing is — but sometimes it works and a dream comes true. Let’s look at the unconventional ways certain world-famous musicians rose to fame. Perhaps you, too, should give it a go!

Tell disabled model Bri Scalesse that her wheelchair limits how she lives her life, and she will tell you quite the opposite. In fact, she went viral with the powerful statement, “My chair is my freedom.” This resonated strongly with everyone in the disability community and further afield, too. Scalesse’s raison d'être has become confronting the world with the difficulties her disabled brethren face in the everyday world, while also challenging the common perception that wheelchairs are nothing more than limitations on their users.

Did you know that it’s possible for a woman to have two wombs? It’s a rare medical anomaly technically referred to by medical professionals as uterus didelphys. And mom Kelsey Hatcher is one of the few to have been diagnosed with it. But not even she could’ve predicted that her fourth pregnancy would result in the miraculous birth of babies from both her wombs.

Known for their luxurious surroundings and services, it’s no wonder so many people love going on cruise holidays. They’re pretty special! But for the passengers onboard a Holland America vessel journeying into the Bahamas in the spring of 2024, their dream holiday turned into something of a nightmare. Two members of the crew lost their lives in a tragic “incident,” raising broad questions about the industry’s safety protocols. Here we’re going to take a closer look at what happened, and cover some of the basics if you’re thinking about taking a cruise holiday for the first time.