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China: Crab Seen Releasing Black Smoke-Like Plumes in Fujian

A crab in Fujian, China, was seen releasing thick black smoke-like streams from its mouth on October 25, 2025, astonishing viewers online. Video shows the crab sitting in a tank as dark plumes cloud the water, leaving onlookers baffled by the strange phenomenon.

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China: Mysterious Vertical Lights Appear Over Hainan Night Sky

This is the eerie moment that a series of glowing needle-like beams appeared vertically in the night sky, resembling glowing needles suspended from above, on June 16, 2025, in Hainan, China. The phenomenon baffled residents and lit up social media. According to eyewitnesses, the lights remained visible for about 30 minutes and appeared in vibrant, shifting colors. People nearby paused to watch the spectacle and discuss what it might be, expressing both awe and confusion.

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Hatoyama attends lower house budget committee

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama takes a sip of water during a House of Representatives Budget Committee debate on Jan. 22, 2010. The prime minister's remarks on funding scandals involving his right-hand man Ichiro Ozawa have baffled many lawmakers.

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Hatoyama attends Cabinet meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama heads to a Cabinet meeting at the Diet in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2010. The prime minister's remarks on funding scandals involving his right-hand man Ichiro Ozawa have baffled many lawmakers.

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(2)Livedoor baffled at Rakuten application

SENDAI, Japan - Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie (L) and Miyagi Governor Shiro Asano pose for photos prior to their talks at the Miyagi prefectural government office in Sendai on Sept. 24. Livedoor has applied to set up a new professional baseball team with a plan to locate the team's hometown in Sendai.

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(1)Livedoor baffled at Rakuten application

NARITA, Japan - Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie speaks to reporters at Narita airport on returning from an overseas business trip on Sept. 24. Horie, whose firm has filed an application to locate its planned baseball team in Sendai, expressed his disapproval of Rakuten Inc. competing to create a team in Sendai. ''It baffles me (why Rakuten is trying create a team here also). There's no reason to start a kind of fight,'' Horie said.

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Art, eco-tourism help village rise above poverty line in Henan, China

STORY: Art, eco-tourism help village rise above poverty line in Henan, China DATELINE: Oct. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:36 LOCATION: ZHENGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. sign on a village gate 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU SONGSHENG, Party chief of Sanhe Village in Henan 3. various of Sanhe Village 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FENG YAKE, Founder of Sanhe Village agritainment resort 5. various of Sanhe Village STORYLINE: Art is helping a village in China's Henan Province achieve rural vitalization. Sanhe, a mountainous village, used to be poverty-stricken. How to boost villagers' incomes once baffled local officials. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU SONGSHENG, Party chief of Sanhe Village in Henan "In the past, Sanhe Village was limited by its natural conditions. It was difficult for villagers to travel, find drinking water, go to school or seek medical treatment. Back then, life used to be very difficult for the villagers." Changes occurred in 2016, after Feng Yake, a painting enthusiast who had been living o

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(2)Livedoor baffled at Rakuten application

SENDAI, Japan - Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie (L) and Miyagi Governor Shiro Asano pose for photos prior to their talks at the Miyagi prefectural government office in Sendai on Sept. 24. Livedoor has applied to set up a new professional baseball team with a plan to locate the team's hometown in Sendai. (Kyodo)

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(1)Livedoor baffled at Rakuten application

NARITA, Japan - Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie speaks to reporters at Narita airport on returning from an overseas business trip on Sept. 24. Horie, whose firm has filed an application to locate its planned baseball team in Sendai, expressed his disapproval of Rakuten Inc. competing to create a team in Sendai. ''It baffles me (why Rakuten is trying create a team here also). There's no reason to start a kind of fight,'' Horie said. (Kyodo)

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Baffled! (1973)

Leonard Nimoy & Susan Hampshire Characters: Tom Kovack & Michele Brent Film: Baffled! (TV-Film) Usa/Uk 1973, Director: Philip Leacock 30 January 1973 Date: 30 January 1973

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BAFFLED!

BAFFLED! LEONARD NIMOY BAFFLED! Date: 1973

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Hatoyama attends Cabinet meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama heads to a Cabinet meeting at the Diet in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2010. The prime minister's remarks on funding scandals involving his right-hand man Ichiro Ozawa have baffled many lawmakers. (Kyodo)

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Hatoyama attends lower house budget committee

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama takes a sip of water during a House of Representatives Budget Committee debate on Jan. 22, 2010. The prime minister's remarks on funding scandals involving his right-hand man Ichiro Ozawa have baffled many lawmakers. (Kyodo)