In Shandong, China, a 55-year-old farmer named Hu Guangzhou spent a decade constructing a seven-story house entirely by hand.
His dream was to live there with his two brothers. Despite being told repeatedly by villagers that his brothers had passed away years ago, Hu, who has a mental disability, remains steadfast in his belief that they are still alive and will one day return.
The building, made primarily of clay and stone blocks he collected with a small wheelbarrow, has drawn comparisons to the fantastical architecture seen in the Japanese anime “Howl’s Moving Castle.”
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His dream was to live there with his two brothers. Despite being told repeatedly by villagers that his brothers had passed away years ago, Hu, who has a mental disability, remains steadfast in his belief that they are still alive and will one day return.
The building, made primarily of clay and stone blocks he collected with a small wheelbarrow, has drawn comparisons to the fantastical architecture seen in the Japanese anime “Howl’s Moving Castle.”
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Queen Genepil (1905–1938) was Mongolia’s final queen, married to Bogd Khan, the nation’s last monarch.
After his death in 1924 and the end of the monarchy, she lived quietly until political repression worsened under Soviet influence.
In 1938, during Stalin’s purges, Genepil was arrested as part of efforts to erase Mongolia’s old traditions.
Her daughter remembered how, before leaving, Genepil placed a rare piece of sugar on her children’s pillows—a final silent farewell.
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After his death in 1924 and the end of the monarchy, she lived quietly until political repression worsened under Soviet influence.
In 1938, during Stalin’s purges, Genepil was arrested as part of efforts to erase Mongolia’s old traditions.
Her daughter remembered how, before leaving, Genepil placed a rare piece of sugar on her children’s pillows—a final silent farewell.
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A detailed marble sculpture by Chauncey Bradley Ives, titled “Undine Rising from the Fountain” (1882), captures the moment a woman named Undine ascends from the water to receive her immortal soul.
The figure is elegantly proportioned, with her draped fabric carved to appear wet, clinging naturally to her form.
She lifts the cloth above her head, and at the point where it falls across her, the marble is sculpted so finely that light passes through, creating a translucent effect.
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The figure is elegantly proportioned, with her draped fabric carved to appear wet, clinging naturally to her form.
She lifts the cloth above her head, and at the point where it falls across her, the marble is sculpted so finely that light passes through, creating a translucent effect.
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South Korea’s MBC network is known for using real rooftops instead of green screens for their news broadcasts.
This approach gives viewers an authentic skyline in the background, showing real-time weather and lighting changes.
A famous example was during the 2019 Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi, where MBC set up a rooftop studio for live coverage.
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This approach gives viewers an authentic skyline in the background, showing real-time weather and lighting changes.
A famous example was during the 2019 Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi, where MBC set up a rooftop studio for live coverage.
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In 1969, during Apollo 11, Michael Collins took a historic photo showing the Lunar Module (with Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong inside) and Earth in the background — making him the only living human not captured in the frame.
Collins orbited the Moon alone for 21 hours, while waiting for his crewmates to return from the lunar surface.
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Collins orbited the Moon alone for 21 hours, while waiting for his crewmates to return from the lunar surface.
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On April 13, 1945, Major Clarence L. Benjamin and his unit discovered a halted death train near Magdeburg, Germany, carrying about 2,500 Jewish prisoners from Bergen-Belsen.
Crammed into filthy boxcars with little food, many prisoners had already died from starvation.
The Nazis had planned to drive the train onto a damaged bridge, killing everyone aboard.
The prisoners’ emotional reactions at the sight of American tanks were captured in historic photographs.
Many survivors later found new lives in Israel, the U.S., and other countries.
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Crammed into filthy boxcars with little food, many prisoners had already died from starvation.
The Nazis had planned to drive the train onto a damaged bridge, killing everyone aboard.
The prisoners’ emotional reactions at the sight of American tanks were captured in historic photographs.
Many survivors later found new lives in Israel, the U.S., and other countries.
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