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The Man With No Neck. Content Warning.
During the war in 1985, my father was a 22-year-old boy.. At this time, my father is serving as an army officer... My father served in the North and East for 22 years.. He has shared with us several such stories that happened during these 22 years..
By Rohitha Lanka8 months ago in Horror
120 Days Underwater
In an impressive achievement that embodies human perseverance, scientific ingenuity, and extreme exploration, Rudiger Koch, a German aerospace engineer, is the new record holder for the longest time living in a submerged underwater chamber without the use of depressurization. Koch surfaced from his submerged capsule on Friday off the coast of Panama after spending an astounding 120 days, 11 meters (36 feet) under the Caribbean Sea. The feat, verified by Guinness World Records adjudicator Susana Reyes, saw Koch break the previous record of 100 days, which was set by American Joseph Dituri, who resided in an underwater lodge in a Florida lagoon.
By Rohitha Lanka8 months ago in History
The Quiet Freedom of No Longer Performing
There is a very special freedom in not feeling the need to prove anything. As children, we played at entertainment almost all the time, it felt like. That was about attention, validation, and adoration. This, as we chased titles, likes, compliments, and love that was conditional, at times. What we longed for was for other people to recognize us, to find us attractive, to call us ''ambitious,'' ''gifted,'' ''successful,'' ''pretty.''
By Rohitha Lanka8 months ago in Fiction
