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Did You Know There’s A Festival In Nepal Where People Play In Mud To Celebrate The Rice Planting Season?
Also known as “Dhan Diwas”, the annual festival marks the beginning of the rice planting season with some fun muddy activities
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Activism
Police In Georgia Tried To Disperse Young Protesters With Sirens But They Just Raved To Them
“We go to the nightclubs for gas and sirens, you morons.”
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Ke Huy Quan Gave A Moving Speech After He Won The Oscar For Best Supporting Actor
“”They say stories like this only happen in the movies. I cannot believe it’s happening to me.”
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Michelle Yeoh Has Made History As The First Asian Woman To Win A Best Actress Oscar
“For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is a beacon of hope and possibilities.”
Cute
Meanwhile In Australia, A Koala Crashed A Gas Station And Thought The Employee’s Leg Was A Tree
Just another day in Australia.
Activism
Hong Kong Has Jailed These Three Activists For Four Months For Holding A Tiananmen Square Vigil
Chow Hang-tung, Tang Ngok-kwan and Tsui Hon-kwong were leaders of a now disbanded group that organized the annual vigil marking China’s bloody crackdown.
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Thailand Held A “Cats Who Look Like Cows” Competition Where Cats Were Judged On Resemblance To Cows
Cats were judged based on their color, fur pattern, softness and personality.
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Honduras’ First Woman President Has Overturned A Longtime Ban On The Morning-After Pill
Honduras, which is largely Catholic, had been the only country in the world that banned all emergency contraception pills.
Activism
Women Around The World Took To The Streets To March For Equality On International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day, women worldwide rallied for gender equality, demanding an end to violence, discrimination, and inequality.
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Archaeologists Have Discovered A Smiling Mini Sphinx Statue With Dimples In Egypt
The statue has a “soft smile”, two dimples and “royal facial features”.
Climate
After Nearly Two Decades, Countries Signed A Historic Treaty To Protect The World’s Oceans And Marine Life
The “High Seas Treaty” agreement aims to protect at least 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030 by setting up protected areas to avoid damage.
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10 Women To Be Inspired By On International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day and every day, let’s celebrate these remarkable women who are breaking barriers, standing up for what’s right and making a difference in their communities, inspiring us all to fight for a more equal world.