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Fact Coming of Age Ceremony 2018

Women wearing kimonos gather after attending a Coming of Age ceremony on January 8, 2018 in Yokohama, Japan. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Women wearing kimonos gather after attending a Coming of Age ceremony on January 8, 2018 in Yokohama, Japan. Coming of Age Day is a Japanese holiday held every January to celebrate people who have reached 20 – the official age of adulthood in Japan. Yokohama city, with almost 37,000 people turning 20 this year, is holding one of the largest events in the country. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

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11 Jan 2018 07:51:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Times Square Rampage

An injured woman is helped by emergency workers as she lies on the sidewalk in Times Square after a speeding vehicle struck pedestrians on the sidewalk in New York City, U.S., May 18, 2017. A car plowed into a crowd of pedestrians in New York' s bustling Times Square, leaving one person dead and at least 12 other injured in what officials said was an accident. (Photo by Mike Segar/Reuters)

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19 May 2017 08:43:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Cuba's U.S.-bound Migrants

A Cuban migrant couple rests inside a tent at a provisional shelter in Paso Conoa, at the border with Costa Rica March 20, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Jasso/Reuters)

A Cuban migrant couple rests inside a tent at a provisional shelter in Paso Conoa, at the border with Costa Rica March 20, 2016. More than 1,500 Cuban immigrants are waiting at Costa Rica's southern border with Panama as they seek overland passage towards the United States, according to local officials. (Photo by Carlos Jasso/Reuters)

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24 Mar 2016 11:56:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Buddha’s Birthday

Buddhists march on the street as they prepare for the buddha's birthday in Seoul. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

The Lantern Festival in Seoul, South Korea, celebrates Buddha’s birthday. Buddha was born approximately 2,557 years ago; the exact date is unknown, but Buddha’s official birthday is celebrated on the full moon in May in South Korea, which is May 17 this year. Photo: Buddhists march on the street as they prepare for the buddha's birthday in Seoul. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun)

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13 May 2013 11:14:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Battling Rio's Gangs

Residents observe a police officer take up position during an operation at the Mare slums complex in Rio de Janeiro March 25, 2014. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)

Residents observe a police officer take up position during an operation at the Mare slums complex in Rio de Janeiro March 25, 2014. The federal troops have taken control of security operations in Mare slums complex to help quell a surge in violent crime following attacks by drug traffickers on police posts in three slums on the north side of the city, government officials said. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)

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09 Apr 2014 09:22:00,post received 0 comments

Educative The Shwedagon Pagoda

The Shwedagon Pagoda officially titled Shwedagon Zedi Daw, also known in English as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, is a 99 metres (325 ft)[citation needed] gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon, Burma. The pagoda lies to the west of Kandawgyi Lake, on Singuttara Hill, thus dominating the skyline of the city. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda for the Burmese with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair from Gautama, the historical Buddha. Uppatasanti Pagoda is an exact replica of Shwedagon Pagoda in Naypyidaw, the new capital of Burma.

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19 Aug 2013 14:37:00,post received 0 comments

Fact “Beating the Retreat”

India's Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers ride their camels during a rehearsal for the “Beating the Retreat” ceremony in New Delhi, India, January 27, 2016. The ceremony symbolises retreat after a day on the battlefield, and marks the official end of the Indian Republic Day celebrations. It is held every year on January 29. (Photo by Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters)

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29 Jan 2016 11:55:00,post received 0 comments

Touching Hello Kitty-themed Chinese Restaurant in Hong Kong

A decorated dish of rice with spinach sauce and egg white is seen at a Hello Kitty-themed Chinese restaurant in Hong Kong, China May 21, 2015. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)

A decorated dish of rice with spinach sauce and egg white is seen at a Hello Kitty-themed Chinese restaurant in Hong Kong, China May 21, 2015. The world's first Chinese-style restaurant dedicated to the Japanese cartoon has been packed out daily despite not officially opening until June 1, 2015. The eatery features some 37 dishes such as dim sum and fried rice, often served in the shape of the girl-cat. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)

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23 May 2015 11:55:00,post received 0 comments