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Hanoi's nudists bare all, defying social norms

Butt cheeks bared, Hanoi's ragtag nudist club brave the winter weather for their daily exercise, stripping down and defying norms in the conservative communist nation.

December 21, 2017
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A 30-year-old double amputee successfully scaled China’s Mount Tai in 21 hours, climbing each step using his hands. Wang Jiade lost his legs in an accident when he was working in a factory 12 years...01:19
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A woman’s hair caught fire after she put it too close to a candle at a restaurant in southern China.  00:53
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