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Eons ago in a remote village in China, a promising young lad was studying for the almighty civil service registry exam. His parents were too poor to afford an oil-burning lamp so that he could read...
For the past month, I have been road-tripping across Canada. Along the way, I鈥檝e seen vast grasslands, snow-capped mountains, and beautiful lakes. And mirages! A mirage is a type of optical...
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