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Martha Washington Let Them Fill Her With Smallpox | On This Day…1776

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Philadelphia, 1776. A killer is spreading faster than the British Army — and you can't see it, outrun it, or shoot it. In this episode of On This Day... 1776, Martha Washington tells how smallpox was killing more soldiers than bullets, and why she chose to be deliberately infected to survive it. With Washington's army collapsing, she undergoes variolation — a brutal procedure that gave her a mild case to build immunity before she joined her husband at the front.

Ashley Padilla Explains What Makes an SNL Sketch Funny | TIME

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Saturday Night Live breakout star Ashley Padilla discusses her rise to SNL, creative process, comedy inspirations, and how she develops hilarious characters and memorable sketches for the iconic sketch comedy show. Get the day’s top headlines to your inbox, curated by TIME editors

Topics: What Makes an SNL Sketch Funny · How Great Sketches Begin · Ashley Padilla On Almost Quitting Comedy · Why Imperfection Is Funny · Mastering the Ashley Padilla Pause · How Kathy Was Born

From Feeding 25 Kids a Day to Feeding 700,000: Wawira Njiru's Mission | TIME

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Wawira Njiru, the co-founder and CEO of Kenya-based nonprofit Food4Education, began her toast by reminding the room that while it often feels like the future is built by new inventions, technologies, and machines, it is actually built by people.

Topics: Wawira Njiru on Investing in Africa's Future · Why Africa's Young Population Could Shape the World · The Limits of AI and the Importance of Human Investment · How Wawira Njiru Started Feeding Children in Kenya · Food for Education Now Feeds 700,000 Children Daily · Creating Jobs and Strengthening Kenya's Economy

Hollywood Is Rolling Back Inclusivity, Warns Actor Himesh Patel | TIME

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During his toast, Himesh Patel spoke about how many of the people in the room “hold power and influence.” “In these precarious times, I believe it’s imperative for each of us to think about where we hold it, and how we use it to do good in the world,” Patel said.

Topics: Himesh Patel on Power, Influence and Responsibility · Himesh Patel's Unlikely Journey to Acting Success · Landing His First Acting Role on EastEnders at 16 · Himesh Patel on Inclusivity and Minority Representation · Reflecting on His Family's History in Colonial India · How His Immigrant Parents Inspired Him

Can the Beauty Industry Solve Its Waste Problem? Saie Founder Laney Crowell Reveals Her Plan | TIME

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As the CEO and first-time female founder of Saie, one of the fastest growing beauty brands, Laney Crowell has shown how to build a business with social impact and purpose. Saie bridges a gap between high performance makeup formulas, non-toxic natural ingredients, and sustainable business practices. What started as a wellness blog that hosted conversations around clean beauty alternatives has turned into a viral business.

Topics: Saie Founder Laney Crowell Accepts TIME Earth Award · How Laney Crowell Founded Saie Beauty · How Childhood Inspired Her Environmental Mission · Saie's Commitment to Sustainability and Plastic Recovery · The Beauty Industry's Massive Plastic Waste Problem · Why Laney Crowell Almost Gave Up

Ashley Padilla's TIME100 Next Gala Toast

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Ashley Padilla, who captured hearts as a star cast member of SNL this past year, made the room laugh with a toast full of jokes and references to her most notable sketches. “You may know me from a sketch where I fart in front of all my coworkers and then get very, very mad about it right after,” Padilla said, prompting laughs throughout the room. “And if you don't know me from that, then you don't know me at all.”

Topics: Ashley Padilla Opens With Jokes · Introducing Herself and Her SNL Career · Ashley Reacts to Her TIME100 Next Honor · Finding Hope for the Future · Almost Quitting Comedy and Overcoming Rejection · Ashley's Inspiring Toast to Never Giving Up