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Most people have seen at least one of the Robin Hood movies, and likely remember the scene where he wins the archery contest by shooting his arrow right down the middle of his opponents arrow.

In most cases you would have thought this to be simply a Hollywood filming trick, and it probably was, but that doesn’t mean it cannot be done in real life.

Below is a video of a South Korean archer who becomes our real life Robin Hood when he does the same arrow trick we all saw in the movies.
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On May 5th, many Chinese locals noticed thousands of frogs on the move. They were seen traveling without fear of traffic as they crossed streets in mass floods.

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It is a special day for so many women across the world and we want to say Happy Mother’s Day to all our Asian mothers out there.

Haha Noki Omedeto
Mu Qin Jié
Hari Ibu
Oboi Nal

Japan:

The Japanese call Mother’s Day haha no hi. In 1913, Japanese Christians were already celebrating it, based on the American practice. It grew steadily in popularity and in the 1930’s it was especially prevalent. That changed during WWII when the practice was banned along with all other western customs.

After the war, however, the tradition was taken up again to help comfort to the Mothers who had lost children in the war. By 1949, the celebration of Mother’s Day had again spread throughout the country. The Japanese began holding an art contest for children. The children would enter drawings of their Mothers, and the winning drawings would tour through Japan and other countries in an art exhibit celebrating Mothers and peace. This contest was held every four years.

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