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English woman claimed she gave birth to rabbits and Britain’s most respected doctors believed every word: The story of history’s greatest medical hoax | World News

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In the autumn of 1726, an extraordinary claim gripped Britain and left even some of the country’s most respected physicians baffled. A poor woman from Surrey named Mary Toft insisted she had given birth not to a baby, but to rabbits. The bizarre story quickly spread beyond her village, attracting surgeons, scientists and even the … Read more

The legend of California’s terrifying Char-Man: How a wildfire gave birth to one of America’s haunting legends | World News

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Deep in the rugged hills outside Ojai, California, a lonely bridge and winding mountain road have become the setting for one of the state’s most enduring ghost stories. For decades, locals have spoken of Char-Man, a horribly burned figure said to emerge from the surrounding forests after dark, terrifying anyone who dares to enter his … Read more

‘Surya gave me inputs’: Shreyas Iyer reveals Suryakumar Yadav’s advice before England series | Cricket News

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[ Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Team India, under new T20I captain Shreyas Iyer, will begin the next leg of their United Kingdom tour with a five-match T20I series against England, hoping to bounce back from a disappointing tour of Ireland.India went into the two-match T20I series against Ireland as favourites … Read more

Arabic proverb of the day: ‘The mountain went into labor and gave birth to a mouse’ and the lesson it offers about expectations and disappointing outcomes

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‘The Mountain Went Into Labor and Gave Birth to a Mouse’ “Imagine an entire village gathering in anticipation. The earth trembles. A mountain appears to be splitting apart. Surely something magnificent is about to emerge. But after all the noise and suspense, out comes… a mouse.“That striking image is at the heart of one of … Read more

Sheikh Tamim: Qatar’s wealthy emir Sheikh Tamim gave away $400m luxury 747 to Trump, then quietly rebuilt a $500m superyacht for next voyage | World News

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Few state assets attract as much attention as a presidential aircraft, particularly when it begins life in the fleet of a foreign royal family. Yet while debate in Washington centred on Qatar’s decision to present one of its luxury Boeing 747-8 aircraft to the United States, another project involving the same royal household unfolded almost … Read more