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When the world’s most powerful MILITARY landed in Somalia in 1993, they thought it would be a quick job — in and out, one hour tops. But the streets of MOGADISHU turned into a deadly trap that even the best-trained soldiers could barely survive. Black Hawk helicopters fell from the sky. Soldiers were outnumbered, outgunned, and surrounded by locals fighting for their land.

This is the true story behind OPERATION BLACK HAWK DOWN — a mission that changed how AMERICA fights its wars abroad. Many young soldiers paid with their lives, while Somali families lost even more. What lesson did the world learn? And did anyone truly win?

SOURCE: Mark Bowden, Black Hawk Down (1999)

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The Story behind the Grave of Victor Noir, Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris:

Victor Noir was a 19th-century French journalist whose tomb became an unlikely symbol of fertility and desire. Sculpted by Jules Dalou, the bronze statue shows Noir lying as if freshly fallen, with a top hat beside him — and a noticeable bulge in his trousers that has drawn attention for decades.

Local legend claims that women who kiss the statue’s lips, rub the bulge, and leave a flower in the hat will be rewarded with enhanced fertility and a blissful sex life. There’s a ritual for every wish: kiss the lips to attract a beautiful lover, touch the right foot to get pregnant, the left for twins. The myth promises a baby soon after — and even a husband within the year.

Despite being surrounded by signs asking visitors not to touch the statue, its polished lips, crotch, and feet reveal that the tradition is very much alive.