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 Chinese couple marry at age 94 after remeeting for first time in nearly 70 years A Chinese couple who have known each other since they were 16 years old have finally tied the knot after being apart for nearly 70 years. Xu Guizhen and Cao Zhenwei, both 96 years old, were born on the exact same day in 1926.  Their fates were intertwined due to the close friendship of their fathers, who started and operated a photo studio together in Weihai, a city in eastern China’s Shandong province. The two families ultimatelymoved to Shanghai and brought their business with them amid theSecond Sino-Japanese War in 1937. After their relocation, Cao began working at the photo studio alongside Xu’s younger brother. Cao met Xu at the studio, and they became friends. Xu's father liked Cao and hoped he would marry his daughter one day, but the boy was already engaged at the time. The two eventually lived separate lives after Xu’s family moved to another province years later. Xu moved back to Shang...

 Malaysian woman to hang for 21.48g heroin Malaysian Roshamima Roslan A Malaysian couple who were due to get married drove into Singapore two years ago with 21.48g of heroin bundles in their car. The pair were caught, charged and put on trial. On Friday, the High Court acquitted Mas Swan Adnan, 27, but sent his fiancee Roshamima Roslan, 24, to the gallows for trafficking in 15g or more of the drug. In his judgment yesterday, Justice Steven Chong said the prosecution had to prove that the two of them knew exactly what sort of drugs they were bringing into Singapore. Justice Chong said the evidence showed, however, that Mas Swan believed his girlfriend when she told him that the bundles contained Ecstasy pills. Roshamima's claim was not believable, the judge said, adding that the prosecution proved that she knew that illicit drugs were hidden in their car when they entered Singapore. When Roshamima was put on the stand, she failed to give testimony that she believed the bundles to co...

U.S. soldier holding his comrade wearing a German Pickelhaube at gunpoint with a German flare gun, 1918. As one can probably imagine, this scene is just an accident waiting to happen. There were several ways soldiers were wounded and killed in the First World War, but one of the often overlooked ways is through accidents. One study in Australia from 2014 concluded that upwards of 1000 Australian soldiers died as a result of accidents during the First World War. Further research suggests up to 200,000 men in the British Army became casualties to various accidents. At first thought one may not realize just how many different accidents could lead to death. So, today I shall list some of the largest contributors to accident casualties in the First World War: Planes - as many as 2,200 British and 153 Australian pilots died as a results of accidents in training, such as crashes and just the primitive nature of aircraft at the time. Horses - falling off, being kicked by them, runaway horses t...

 The Egyptian assassins of the British governor of Egypt and Sudan. On Sunday the 23rd of August 1925, seven Egyptian men were hanged in a Cairo prison for the for the assassination of Major-General Sir Lee Oliver Fitzmaurice Stack, age 56, who was the British governor general (Sirdar) of Egypt and Sudan.  He was ambushed as he drove through Cairo from the War Office to his residence with his aide, Captain P.M. Campbell. Both were shot several times.   The assassination took place on Wednesday the 19th of November 1924.  A bomb had been thrown at the car but failed to explode.  The car’s chauffeur was wounded but still managed to drive to the residence of the British High Commissioner, Viscount Allenby where all three received immediate medical attention.  The chauffeur later received a medal for his brave conduct.   Sir Lee Stack died just before midnight on Thursday the 20th of November despite receiving expert medical treatment and two blood transfu...

 the Nazi regime under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, conducted numerous terrible and unethical experiments on human,  They were clear violations of basic ethical principles and human rights, causing immeasurable pain and suffering to the victims Five shocking Nazi experiments conducted that horrified the world During World War II, the Nazi regime, under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, conducted numerous horrific and unethical experiments on human subjects. These experiments were carried out by various individuals, including doctors and scientists, in concentration camps and other facilities.  While it is important to note that there were many different experiments conducted, I will mention a few of the most shocking experiments they have done  1)Auschwitz Twins Experiments: Dr. Josef Mengele, known as the "Angel of Death," conducted experiments on twins at Auschwitz concentration camp.  He aimed to study heredity and genetics by subjecting twins to various bru...

 Anthony Peter Damato of Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on February 19, 1944, on Engebu Island, Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands. Damato enlisted in the Marine Corps in January 1942, and by February 19, 1942 was serving as a corporal with an assault company of the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Marines, 5th Amphibious Corps. On February 19, 1942, on Engebu Island, Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands, he threw himself on an enemy grenade to save the lives of those around him. He was killed instantly. For his actions on February 19, 1944, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Damato was initially buried in the Temporary American Cemetery on Kirrian Island in the Marshall Islands. Later, his remains were reinterred in the National Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii. The USS Damato was named in his honor. Related Article  William James Johnston, Sr. of Colchester, Connecticut, a...