History

Japan’s Old Art of Soba Noodle Delivery on Bicycles

The delivery of food called demae was originally a service for wealthy daimyō (feudal lords) in the 1700s. The wealthy daimyo would send servants to let shopkeepers know that they wanted food delivered to their homes. As time went by, demae became more mainstream and affordable for the middle class.Being a noodle delivery man required a special technique of stacking …

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Historical photos of Qatar; 50 years ago

Qatar is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and shares its sole land border with neighbouring Gulf Cooperation Council monarchy Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf. The Gulf of Bahrain, an inlet of the Persian Gulf, separates …

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Things You Can Do to Prevent and Reverse Gray Hair

Having enough calcium isn’t just vital for your bones and muscles. As it turns out, it might help you preserve your hair pigment for longer as well. Studies have shown that eating 200 mg of calcium daily can, in some cases, reverse gray hair.

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Khomeini’s temporary stay in the apartment

Khomeini was not allowed to return to homeland during the Shah’s reign (as he had been in exile). On 16 January 1979, the Shah left the country for medical treatment (ostensibly “on vacation”), never to return. Two weeks later, on Thursday, 1 February 1979, Khomeini returned in triumph to homeland, welcomed by a joyous crowd estimated (by the BBC) to …

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Rare photos of Sadegh Khalkhali

Another version of the story has Khalkhali saying that while presiding over Hoveida’s execution he made sure communication links between Qasr Prison and the outside world were severed, “to prevent any last-minute intercession on his behalf by Mehdi Bazargan, the provisional prime minister.”By trying Hoveida, Khalkhali effectively undermined the position of the provisional prime minister of the Islamic Revolution, the …

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Janan Khorram, who is Marzieh’s daughter

Marzieh started her career in the 1940s at Radio capital and cooperated with some of the greatest 20th century Persian songwriters and lyricists like Ali Tajvidi, Parviz Yahaghi, Homayoun Khorram, Rahim Moeini Kermanshahi and Bijan Taraghi. Marzieh also sang with the Farabi Orchestre, conducted by Morteza Hannaneh, a pioneer of Persian polyphonic music, during the 1960s and 1970s.

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Raisi receives Team Melli ahead of World Cup trip

Ebrahim Raisi received members of the national soccer team ahead of their trip to Qatar for attending the World Cup 2022 tournament. At the continental level, homeland has won three Asian Cup championships in 1968, 1972 and 1976. The nation’s best performance at the Olympics was reaching the quarterfinals at the 1976 Montreal Games.

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Sheler Haghanifar who is TV anchor

Research what it takes to become a television anchor. Learn about educational requirements, preferred job skills and average salary to find out if this is the career for you.Television anchors, also referred to as news analysts or news anchors, inform the public about news and events happening on a local, national and international level.

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Man who inspired film The Terminal dies

The persian refugee who inspired the Tom Hanks film The Terminal, by living in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport for 18 years after losing proof of his refugee status, is dead, according to an airport official.Mehran Karimi Nasseri died of natural causes in the airport’s 2F terminal, an airport spokesperson confirmed. Nasseri, who took at one point to calling himself …

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