KAPIKOY BORDER CROSSING, Turkey (AP) — A border crossing with Iran in Turkey’s eastern province of Van has not seen a major influx of Iranians seeking asylum from the unrest in their country, but many have been making short jaunts across the border to get around communications blackouts.

Finland Wife-carrying competitions. It’s an obstacle race, and the winner gets their wife’s weight of beer. Doesn’t have to be a wife though, a girlfriend, a cute neighbor etc. are fine.

Israel officially the State of Israel,is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the southwest. Israel occupies the Palestinian territories of the West Bank in the east and the Gaza Strip in the southwest, as well as the Syrian Golan Heights in the northeast.

What does a tall person do when they see an airplane? Duck, or “how’s the weather up there” are classics for a reason, although one must also applaud the gumption to mock a person who is literally larger than you to their face

Being yourself” often isn’t enough. There is no inherent merit to authenticity (which is sometimes merely a euphemism for “stubbornness”). Sometimes you need to kill off parts of yourself so that something stronger and better can replace them.