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Have You Seen This Man? The Surreal Mystery of the World’s Most Common Face
Have you ever woken up with the lingering image of a stranger’s face in your mind? For most of us, these faces fade within minutes. But for thousands of people across the globe, one specific face refuses to leave: a man with thick eyebrows, thinning hair, and a subtle, unreadable smile.
By Areeba Umair17 days ago in FYI
Greed in the Desert: How the Promise of Gold Turned Survival Into a Death Trap
The film begins with a man named Sam who is traveling on a train. His life is not going well at all. At every turn, he faces problems. It is revealed that he is going to a deserted, desert-like city where he has to start a new job.
By Filmon Ke Raaz | Movie Mysteries Explained17 days ago in The Swamp
The World's Most Credible Mermaid Sightings: Myth or Fact?
When I say the word "mermaid," most of us picture a beautiful woman with flowy hair and a shimmering tail. But if we’re being real for a second, a creature living in the ocean would probably look a lot more like a fish, scaly, slimy, and maybe a bit slippery. Their hair definitely wouldn't be salon-perfect after soaking in saltwater for a lifetime!
By Areeba Umair17 days ago in FYI
The Lunar Lord. AI-Generated.
There is a story that has been passed down from generation to generation amongst the zuxia. This story tells of a lord that was said to be the God of the lunar. This God, however, was not like the other Seven Gods. It was believed that he was the very same God that fell into the world and shattered it. This God is known to be the very father of corruption itself so the story is not often spoken about, however, whispers still get around that this Lord of the moon is still worshipped till this day.
By Kelly Johnson17 days ago in Fiction
The Lun Brothers. AI-Generated.
There is a story that originated from the Zuxin Island telling a tale of two dragon brothers. It is believed that the dragons were created by a unnamed God that dwelled amongst The Seven, but remains unknown till this day. This unknown God created the dragons of Ein, but, unlike the dragons of fable, they did not look as such. The image of the dragons are still left to wonder, leaving mortals with only depictions and speculated images of what they once looked like. After the cataclysmic fall of Malacath, which caused the break of the world to transpire and corruption to exist, the dragons became heavily corrupted which altered their makeup. They were changed into large lizard-like demi-Gods whose size ranged from the heights of the heavens themselves, down to the simplest of scalies. They had sharp horns adorn their heads and along their jaws and limbs. They had leathery wings with a wingspan that could encapsulate the entire sky and eclipse the sunar, basking the world in total darkness.
By Kelly Johnson17 days ago in Fiction
The General's Dream. AI-Generated.
General Aldarius winds up accidentally saving the elkai prince who joined the army and ends up in the war with the volkin. The boy, age seventeen, is almost killed before General Aldarius comes to his rescue. Sensing that the boy didn't belong, he questions how the would be prince managed to get in the army in the first place. The prince explains that he joined the army because he wanted to prove to himself and his father that he was something more than just someone who sat in the background of life. He wanted to be more active. General Aldarius doesn't catch on that the boy is the King's son yet until the King himself issues a distress alert across the nation that his son has gone missing. Putting two and two together, this "random" boy who joined the elkai army happens to be the same boy that the King is looking for. He goes to question the boy once more about who he was and why he was in the army in the first place. The boy confesses that he is indeed the King's son and even though he lied about his identity, his reasons for joining the army remained true.
By Kelly Johnson17 days ago in Fiction
Frozen Ground
Silence meant the guns were cooling. It meant men were waiting. It meant something was about to break. We were dug in along a frozen stretch of road near the Imjin River, the kind of place that didn’t look important until history decided otherwise. The cold wasn’t just uncomfortable—it was personal. It crept into your boots, your bones, your thoughts. At night, I dreamed of heat: radiators, kitchens, the smell of coffee. I woke up with frost on my helmet.
By Gaofeng Wang17 days ago in History
