Ban Chao

01The border between Belgium and the Netherlands runs through houses, restaurants, and shops in Baarle-Hertog — marked by crosses on the floor.
02The municipality consists of 22 Belgian parcels inside the Netherlands, with 8 Dutch counter-enclaves inside those Belgian parcels.
03During WWII, the border's precise location determined which shops could stay open under German occupation — residents shifted furniture to the Belgian side.

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Temperature map of the cosmic microwave background measured by the Planck spacecraft

Ban Chao pacified the Tarim Basin for thirty years with an original force of thirty-six men, once torching an enemy camp at night to make outnumbered soldiers fight their way out. He died asking to go home.