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The Mystery Behind The Crooked Forest
How should an ordinary pine forest full of pine trees look like? Of course, by the laws of nature, they shouldn’t be crooked and must stand upright with straight posture reaching out for the skies draped in spiny leaves. But when we speak of the mighty nature, one thing you and I should never forget is that nature creates and…
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Ninjas and Geishas – The Truth Behind Japanese Cultural Icons
The tiny island nation of Japan has been a stronghold of popular culture since the early 1990s. Home to Pokémon, Nintendo, sushi, beauty regimes, bullet trains, stellar social manners and the ‘kawaii’ movement, Japanese entertainment, culture, fashion, and products form an important core of the modern international culture. Via – dramafever.com But before all this, two symbols of Japan epitomized…
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Know Why This Japanese Soldier Continued To Fight Even After The War Ended?
Here is the story of a Japanese soldier named Hiroo Onoda who continued to fight till 29 years after the war ended, because he didn’t know. He was a Japanese citizen actually working at a Chinese trading company when he was called in Army. He was 20 years old at that time. He quit his job and joined army training…
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This Man Saved 669 Lives From The Holocaust!
We’ve all read stories about fictional superheroes jeopardizing their lives to save the day. But reading about a hero who saved hundreds of innocent souls in real life is a rare occasion. One such real life hero, whose story remained untold for over 40 years, is Nicholas Winton, a stockbroker from London who saved the precious lives of 669 Jewish…
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Are You A Traveller? Read On To Know More About Hitchhiking
A while ago, when I was on one of my camping trips, I met some people who seemed like avid travelers. As I got to know them further, they told me some really fabulous stories of their travel adventures- how they made their way through a major part of India hitchhiking, commuting, and staying with the locals absolutely free of…
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