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TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Participants gather at the Teppuzu Inari Shrine in Tokyo to bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual. This is a photo ...

Frescoes, Villa Arianna(Adobe Stock, Alamy Stock Photo) Lead water tank and pipes, Villa Arianna, Stabiae, Italy(Courtesy Soprintendenza Archeologica di Pompei) As they strolled through a colonnaded ...

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