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The Golden Temple in India serves free food for more than 100,000 people every day, regardless of faith, religion or background News
Moondyne Joe escaped from prison so many times that the government had to build a special “escape-proof” cell for him News
In 1977 Argentina sent a pregnant woman to Antarctica in an attempt to claim partial possession of the continent News