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THE DYATLOV PASS INCIDENT On February 1, 1959 in the remote Ural Mountains of western Siberia 9 hikers on a hiking trip pitched their tent and then abandoned it. Their bodies were found 1500 metres away. The tent was cut open from the inside. The bodies were bare foot and had sleeping clothes on. Autopsies revealed severe internal injuries, bleedings and missing eyes. The Dyatlov pass incident (named after the group leader, 23 year old Igor Dyatlov) is one of the most talked about mysteries. After more than 60 years, the question still remains, what made them leave their tent ? 6 hikers died from hypothermia, while 3, Kolevatov, Zolotaryov and Dubinina died from internal injuries. The 3 with internal injuries had broken ribs and fractured skulls. Zolotaryov and Dubinina were missing their eyes and Dubinina was missing her tongue too. Dubinina and Kolevatov were found wearing clothes contaminated with excessive amounts of radioactive substances. The lead Soviet investigator Lev Ivanov c...
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THE FADING POPULARITY OF WWE Back when I was growing up, WWE was a major part of my and every other kid's childhood. Wrestlers were found on our school bags, lunch boxes, stationary, t-shirts and every place else. Kids in my neighbourhood would by long shorts inspired by John Cena. We knew every wrestler's name, we had memorized their signature moves and their entry songs. Wrestling was everything we had. But kids nowadays rarely watch wrestling. WWE's viewership has seen a sharp decline. This has little to do with WWE and more with the changing interests of the modern generation. Some say that since the iconic wrestlers all have left or retired, they do not feel the need to watch WWE. But I don't think this is the case, wrestlers come and go all the time. From Goldberg to Undertaker to Rock to John Cena, every era was loved by the fans. I bet there are some great wrestlers even now. But the real reason for wrestling's declines is that the audiences nowadays has muc...
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 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY During an interview the popular director Quentin Tarantino was asked about his favourite film. He answered "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly". With the popularity of western films in the US, Italian filmmakers started to shoot western films cheaply in Europe, especially Italy. These later became to be known as "spaghetti westerns". The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is probably the most famous spaghetti western out their.  The Sergio Leone classic was made in 1966 and captivated audiences around the world. The story is of three opportunistic men seeking a buried treasure with Clint Eastwood as "the Good", Lee Van Cleef as "the Bad", and Eli Wallach as "the Ugly". The story is very simple, but still exhilarating. The high stakes, untrustworthiness and deceit makes the plot very attractive. Froom Mexican shootouts to explosions, this film has all the classic western elements.  This film has one of the most iconic...
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Haris Rauf: A New Rawalpindi Express Rawalpindi has been known to produce world class bowlers such as Shaoib Akhtar and Muhammad Aamir. The recent bowler this city has to offer is Pakistan's cricket team's current fasted bowler: Haris Rauf.  Haris, who once used to work as a salesman in Rawalpindi, came all the way to Gujranwala in September 2017 to appear in PDP trials by Lahore Qalandars. He used to play street cricket initially, run on the streets, shadow practicing and rolling his bowling arm over. His family was always against the idea of him playing cricket and considered it as a waste of time. Haris used to sneak out from his house to play cricket and used to get scolded for it. He got registered for the trials in Gujranwala and got selected. He clocked at 92.3mph, which was the fastest recorded delivery in the talent hunt program. He was later sent to the Lahore Qalandars Academy, played for Abu Dhabi T20, Quin Series Australia and many other leagues. Originally from Ma...
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Elon Musk Takes Control of Twitter World's richest man Elon Musk finally bought Twitter for $44 billion dollars. Musk had long wished to own the social media company but soon became hesitant about the purchase, citing concerns that the number of fake accounts on the platform was higher than Twitter claimed. Months of legal battles later, Musk finally owns Twitter (some say against his own will). As soon as Musk took over, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal was fired. Many employees resigned themselves as they refused to work under the leadership of Musk. It is unlikely that Musk would act as the CEO himself, and soon would be looking for someone capable to fill the role. Musk calls himself a "free speech absolutist" and dreams of Twitter to become a platform promoting free speech and opposing ideas. Many people celebrated the acquisition and hoped that Musk would end Twitter's left-leaning bias, whilst the people on the other side of spectrum fear that the new boss would embol...
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 Apple's All New 10.9 inch iPad Apple has releases completely redesigned iPad in 4 new colours. The new iPad comes with Apple's latest A14 Bionic chip which offers fast performance and and a longer battery life. It offers 4k video and recording and a wider front facing camera for better zoom meetings. The cellular model features 5G for customers who are looking for lightning fast internet. The iPad comes with the latest iPadOS 16. The large retina display can be paired with magic keyboard and Apple pen to attract the creative users. The device will be starting at the price of $499. But the device is not popular among everyone. The new device lacks the support for the second generation Apple pencil. This was critisized by many people.  Time will only tell whether people will be opting for the 12 inch air which is more expensive or the cheaper 10.9 inch. 
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Kohli: A Phenomenon Beyond Borders If you asked someone in India who is the most loved Indian cricketer in Pakistan, they would probably name Indian legends such as Tendulkar or Kapil Dev, but the reality could not be more different. Virat Kohli enjoys massive support in Pakistan, more than anyone else. Some may say that he even enjoys more support than some Pakistani cricketers themselves. When India beat Pakistan in the T20I World Cup match on the 23 of October, Virat Kohli was the man who made victory possible for his nation. But after this loss, Kohli was not hated but loved even more in Pakistan. The question is, how come this individual alone has garnered such a huge following in the rival country? The answer is pretty simple, Kohli is by far the best batsman in the world right now. One thing you need to understand about the Pakistanis is that we love the game of cricket more than the teams. A good game of cricket is what this nation craves, and even if that world class performan...
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