Here is a list of ten ways cultures around the world are obsessed with eyes. Related: 10 Body Parts That Are Secretly Awesome10 The Evil EyeWhat you need to know about the evil eyeMost cultures around the world have some version of the evil eye. Over the centuries, the superstitious belief of the power of the evil eye took hold across the world, taking unique elements from the various cultures that embraced it. Wherever you find yourself in the world, ancient symbols of the evil eye are sure to be found. Although it affects less than one percent of the world’s population, there is a day—July 12th, National Heterochromia Day—when we can all obsess about the beauty of people with different eyes!
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March 25, 2022 07:25 UTC
Nations Trust Bank American Express Cards have introduced a range of online offers to give Cardmembers the best online buying experience. Cardmembers that shop online during March are in for a ride, with the Bank lining up e-Sales, giving Cardmembers even more reason to use their Nations Trust Bank American Express Cards. Niluka Gunatilake, Head of Cards at Nations Trust Bank PLC added insight on the value and safety of Nations Trust American Express cards. “Nations Trust Bank American Express Cardmembers have come to expect the best of deals from us when shopping online, combined with both convenience and security. For more information on Nations Trust American Express Cards and the facilities and benefits Cardmembers receive, please visit www.americanexpress.lk.
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March 23, 2022 04:39 UTC
After debuting in China in the early days of January and later at MWC Barcelona for global markets Realme GT2 series is now ready to launch in India. The brand’s official Twitter handle confirmed the GT2 series is launching on April 7 at 12:30 noon IST time. Realme GT2 launch event posterRealme actually hid the tweet a short while after posting so it remains to be seen if there’s a change to the launch details. The image only mentioned the GT2 Pro so it remains to be seen if the vanilla Realme GT2 will also be announced for India. Realme GT2 Pro features Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, a 6.7-inch LTPO2 AMOLED display and a 50MP main cam.
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March 22, 2022 22:17 UTC
Russia is pulverizing Ukrainian cities with missiles and artillery; Ukraine is slamming Russian tanks and supply lines with drones and small arms. Ukrainian generals guess that the Russian troops could run out of supplies by the end of this week. Earlier this week, Putin outlined a four-point peace plan, but it wasn’t serious. It called for Ukraine to give up plans to join NATO, acknowledge Russian ownership of Crimea, demilitarize, and denazify. Maybe this war will come to a sudden halt if Russia’s troops run out of gas or the Ukrainian resistance loses its will.
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March 22, 2022 21:38 UTC
Just a few days after its global launch, Samsung’s Galaxy A53 5G is now hitting India. Potential buyers get an INR 3,000 cashback on ICICI bank credit cards and an additional INR 2,000 via the Samsung Shop App. Galaxy A53 5G in White, Light Blue, Orange and Awesome BlackGalaxy A53 comes with a 6.5-inch Super AMOLED with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The phone is packing Samsung’s latest Exynos 1280 midrange chipset and a 5,000mAh battery with 25W charging. Galaxy A53 5G comes in Light Blue, Awesome Black, White and Orange colors.
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March 22, 2022 00:03 UTC
vivo will ditch the NEX series to make way for the X lineup, a new leak reveals. We’re talking about the vivo X Note which will come with a 7” screen, and it will be a Samsung E5 AMOLED panel with QHD+ resolution. It is good to see vivo will implement its 3D ultrasonic big fingerprint area sensor which was a breakthrough solution in the iQOO 8 Pro. It is the same sensor as in the vivo X70 Pro+ and the Google Pixel 6 Pro - both of which yield tremendous photos. vivo X Note on the company websiteThe vivo X Note is expected to arrive next month.
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March 21, 2022 21:05 UTC
The general idea is that F1 cars produce a lot of “dirty air,” and that air makes it hard for cars to pass each other. If you drive the one red car on the track, you should be the fastest. The Red Bull and AlphaTauri cars are the only ones using Red Bull engines, and three of four didn’t finish the race. He left Red Bull after 2018, when it was clear he was second fiddle to Verstappen. (Mercedes makes its own engine and, like Ferrari and Red Bull, supplies some other teams.)
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March 21, 2022 05:13 UTC
In one of these attacks, the terrorists piloted two hijacked airplanes into the World Trade Center in New York City. The remaining passengers—nearly 150—were left behind to fend for themselves aboard a raft the carpenter constructed from the ship’s masts. During the Pax Romana, or “Peace of Rome,” which lasted about 200 years, art and culture flourished in the Empire. [8]2 The Price by Tom LeaTom Lea’s World War II Sketchbook at El Paso Museum of ArtThe Price (1944) is a gruesome reminder of the cost that individual fighters paid on the World War II battlefield. She suffered multiple fractures of her spine, collarbone, and ribs, a shattered pelvis, a broken foot, and a dislocated shoulder.
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March 20, 2022 19:47 UTC
Putin held a huge stadium rally and lavished praise on Russian forces. Zelenskyy used it to warn what was at stake. Konashenkov said Russian forces also used the anti-ship Bastion missile system to strike Ukrainian military facilities near the Black Sea port of Odesa. She also announced plans to deliver humanitarian aid to the city of Kherson, which is currently under control of the Russian forces. Since the war started, many people have used the Ukrainian flag and its colors to show solidarity with the country.
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March 19, 2022 23:04 UTC
Volodymyr ZelenskyPlaying the game of Washington politics while also defending against the Russian army. Winning Dancing With the Stars, dubbing Paddington 2, leading sitcoms, defending a country as the Russian army is trying to conquer it—what can’t this guy do? During his virtual address to Congress on Wednesday, Zelensky also revealed that he can play D.C. politics. After restating his request for a no-fly zone, he said that if that “is too much to ask,” then “we offer an alternative”—a request for air-defense systems, like the powerful S-300 systems. “The point of the no-fly zone request is to make us feel guilty that we can’t do the no-fly zone, so that we work even harder on everything that we can do.” The U.S. is working on getting those weapons systems to Ukraine.
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March 19, 2022 16:01 UTC
But the aesthetics of the pandemic have stayed mostly stagnant: masks, vaccines, syringes, and illustrations of little balls with spikes. The visual monotony of the crisis has put art departments at news organizations in a pinch. First, art departments had to figure out the basics of covering the pandemic. “Because we’re an art desk, we don’t have formal training in science visualizations,” says King. “We’re very general in our approach to how we create illustrations, how we create art.
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March 19, 2022 03:58 UTC
WASHINGTON — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser explained Thursday how her new budget will help keep teenagers off the streets and involved in afterschool programs. They want the Mayor's new proposed after-school programs to come as close as possible to their neighborhoods. WUSA9 asked the teens what they wanted to see from D.C. after-school programs meant to keep them safe from crime. @MayorBowser arrives at #DC Kennedy Rec Center to talk about how her 2023 budget pays for new youth programs. @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/AfRLzjImLa — Nathan Baca (@NathanBacaTV) — Nathan Baca (@NathanBacaTV) March 17, 2022Bowser hopes to use $3.9 million for youth recreation next year.
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March 18, 2022 13:01 UTC
Here are ten women whose contributions you know even if their names remain unknown. During the run-up to the American Revolution, she reported on its early battles, reprinted Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense, and encouraged women to boycott British goods. After losing her father at age twelve, she went to work in a Manchester, New Hampshire, textile mill. Her simple yet powerful design for a V-shaped wall now inscribed with more than 58,000 names only earned her a B on her assignment. But quite likely, someone you know is able to read these words because of it.
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March 12, 2022 20:06 UTC
Even though it was developed as a non-lethal weapon, it turns out that PEP can also kill people. The public was concerned that the so-called non-lethal weapon would be utilized as a torture device. The Boeing Laser Avenger is an infrared laser system placed atop a Boeing Combat Systems AN/TWQ-1 Avenger combat vehicle. With the Boeing Laser Avenger, you can destroy them while remaining undetectable to the human eye. Even yet, as long as drones transporting bombs or ammunition are a concern, the U.S. Army may use these laser weapons to neutralize them.
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March 12, 2022 15:01 UTC
Today, we are going to meet one of the most anticipated among the new Redmi quartet - the Redmi Note 11 Pro. We already reviewed the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G, which has a different, 5G-capable chipset, but other than that, everything else stays the same. Naturally, the Redmi Note 11 Pro will be cheaper than its 5G counterpart, which makes it a more interesting offer. So, the Redmi Note 11 Pro has a new cool-looking dual-glass design with a flat frame, flat panels, and IP53 splash proofing. Unboxing the Redmi Note 11 ProThe Redmi Note 11 Pro arrives within a white paper box.
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March 11, 2022 20:44 UTC