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Hidden sprinkler defense system activates to help protect beautiful traditional thatched-roof farmhouses.
Victims include a 61-year-old anime veteran and fresh-faced newcomer who just graduated from college.
Rooftop was accessible, and the company had even received a certificate of commendation from the city of Kyoto for excellent fire safety.
Our reporter travels all the way to Spain to meet an artistic hair stylist whose technique is a little sharper than usual.
If this steel-swinging senior was in an anime, we know what his ultimate move would look like.
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“Hello? Yes, my truck seems to be on fire… No, don’t worry, I’m bringing it to you. See you in five!”
Anything worth doing in excess is worth overdoing in excess. Or at least that seems to be the motto for this gathering in Taiwan. An entire street is covered in what looks like red scraps of paper, or if you’re feeling more poetic, flower petals. Turns out it’s neither of those things, and as the following video will show, “Boom Boom Pow!”
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