When grandma shoots, she scores

"The most effective way to do it, is to do it." 4/27/17 At 84, the World's Oldest Female Sharpshooter Doesn't Miss Chandro Tomar didn't pick up a gun until she was 65 years old, but when she did, the skill came naturally. Now at 84 years old, Tomar has won countless competitions as a sharpshooter, but she's most proud of the impact she's had training in young women in her community to shoot too. The World's Rarest Pasta Is Made Entirely by Hand For more than 300 years, the world's rarest pasta recipe and its intricate shaping technique have been passed down by generations of women in one Sardinian family. Today there are only a few women on the planet, including Paola Abraini, who know how to make "su filindeu." The thread-like pasta is made exclusively by hand, requiring equal parts patience and craft to pull and fold the semolina dough into impossibly small, precise strands. This story was inspired by Genesis. The Only Relative of the Giraffe Looks Like a Zebra The okapi is an eye-catching animal that resembles a cross between a zebra and a giraffe. In fact, it's the closest living relative to a giraffe. The okapi is endemic to the Congo and lives a mostly solitary life in the country's dense forests. Sadly, hunting and deforestation have halved the okapi's population in the past decade, keeping this beautiful animal on the endangered species list. Copyright © 2017 Great Big Story, LLC, All rights reserved.You are receiving this message because you subscribed to the Great Big Story newsletter. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list