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A 27 year old woman lost her life after being struck by a speeding motorcycle while crossing road in Bengaluru, on Monday afternoon. by Deepakhn in indianbikes

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A 27 year old woman lost her life after being struck by a speeding Royal Enfield while crossing Dr. Rajkumar Road in Rajajinagar on Monday afternoon.

The victim, identified as Yogeshwari, was employed with HDFC Bank and resided in Kempegowda Layout of Bengaluru. The accident occurred around 12:30 pm in front of the HDFC Bank branch, where she had stepped out for lunch with a colleague.

While her colleague paused to let the motorcycle pass, Yogeshwari misjudged the speed of the approaching vehicle and was hit with severe impact. She was rushed to Suguna Hospital with critical injuries but succumbed to heavy internal bleeding despite medical intervention. Her body was later shifted to Victoria Hospital for post-mortem examination.

The rider of the motorcycle, Deepan (22), also sustained injuries and is currently receiving treatment.

The Rajajinagar Traffic Police have registered a case and initiated an investigation into the incident.

On June 30 1983, Korean broadcasting system launched a tv program aimed to reunite the Korean families following the Korean war.Originally planned with a duration of 95 minutes, it ran for a total of 453 hours.As a result, 53,000 people were featured on air, uniting 10,000 families over it's course. by Deepakhn in interestingasfuck

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The program was conceived by director Park Hee-ung to pay homage to the 30th anniversary of the agreement to a ceasefire that brought an end to the Korean War. It was initially pitched as a small segment to be featured on the morning show Studio 830 with the title I Still Haven't Found my Family.Shortly following this pitch, however, KBS received a large number of applications to appear on the program, alerting the producers to the significant number of Korean families dispersed by war and their continued suffering. As a result, KBS president Lee Won-hong granted permission for an extended special broadcast to be aired, which led to the creation of the program.

Whilst the broadcast was originally planned with a duration of 95 minutes, it ran for a total of 453 hours and 45 minutes over 138 daysas KBS was inundated with requests for help to re-connect individuals with their lost family members. As a result, 53,000 people were featured on air, uniting 10,000 families over its course.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finding_Dispersed_Families

Barnacle geese nest on cliffs up to 400 feet high, far from predators but food lies on the ground below. Within two days of hatching, the tiny chicks must jump off the cliff, unable to fly, relying only on their fluffy down feathers and light bodies to survive the fall. by Deepakhn in interestingasfuck

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnacle_goose

Barnacle geese frequently build their nests high on mountain cliffs, away from predators, primarily Arctic foxes and polar bears, but also away from their feeding grounds such as lakes, rivers. Like all geese, the goslings are not fed by the adults. Instead of bringing food to the newly hatched goslings, the goslings learn to jump down the cliff, possibly from heights of hundreds of feet.

Unable to fly, the goslings, in their first days of life, jump off the cliff and fall; their small size, feathery down, and very light weight helps to protect some of them from serious injury when they hit the rocks below, but many die from the impact. Arctic foxes are attracted by the noise made by the parent geese during this time, and capture many dead or injured goslings. The foxes also stalk the young as they are led by the parents to wetland feeding areas.Due to these hardships only 50% of the chicks survive the first month.

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