Millions gather each year on Egypt's streets for football tournaments during Ramadan. Also: money-saving beavers, one of the UK's largest Iron Age discoveries and darts helping children in South Africa learn maths.
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This is The Happy Pod from the BBC World Series. I'm Alex Ritson and in this edition... No, no food, no water throughout the day.
It's just adrenaline and passion.
As the holy month of Ramadan draws to a close, street football tournaments take over streets across Egypt. We also hear how a routine sweep with a metal detector led to one of the UK's biggest archaeological discoveries.
It will inspire people, it will generate interest, it will generate enthusiasm and hopefully it will make people say, you know, I've always wanted to go on a dig, I'll go and do it now.
A family of beavers in the Czech Republic saved the government millions of dollars, building a dam exactly where authorities planned.
And I'm Gary O'Donoghue. Normally you hear me reporting from Washington. This week I'm on the Happy Pod with my own story of perseverance.
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