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Chinese woman had bullet in head for 64 years.

A Chinese grandmother who went to hospital with a headache was found to have had a bullet in her head for 64 years.

Jin Guangying, 77, of Shuyang town, Jiangsu province, went to to Shuyang Leniency Hospital for an x-ray.

“We were surprised to learn there was a bullet inside her head,” her son, Wang Zhengbang, told […]

Terror on Wall Street.

Before the 9/11 took place, it was New York’s deadliest terror attack that took place at the corner of Wall Street and Broadway on September 16, 1920, when a horse-drawn wagon was abandoned by its driver.

A bomb consisting of one hundred pounds of dynamite packed with five hundred pounds of cast-iron slugs violently vomited red-hot […]

World’s largest pearl.

“Arco valley pearl” (575 carat and 3.1 inches long) - is the world’s largest natural pearl. This pearl used to belong to the descendants of Chinese Kings, Genghis Khan, and even Marco Polo. Well now, it is being auctioned you can have it if you are willing to spend $8 million.
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Stamping on the Hitler Rug

Millions would love a chance to wipe their feet on Adolf Hitler and now it looks like they could have the chance with this ‘Hitler rug’
The work is by Israeli artist Boaz Arad who says he is hoping to show how the Holocaust has scarred Israel, but also been misused by it.
He says the rug […]

Afghani War Carpets

Afghanistan was famous for its hand-made carpets with beautiful Eastern ornaments. These days weavers make carpets with war.
War in Afghanistan lasted for more than 20 years already. It started in the late 70s. No wonder why the war thematics have moved to all spheres of life in Afghanistan even to carpet weaving skills.

How to Love Like a Genius

Match the Eggheads to Their Romantic Strategies for Success
While it’s dangerous to make broad assumptions about how brilliant individuals structure their love lives, an awful lot of geniuses try the same five Romantic Strategies. Can you identify which geniuses used which tactics on the path to love? Happy Valentine’s Day.

THE GENIUSES

THE STRATEGIES

1. Albert Einstein

Strategy A: […]