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The Queen's Hamlet

The Queen’s Hamlet is a charming attraction in the park of the Palace of Versailles, built for Marie Antoinette in the 18th century. It consists of a group of rustic cottages and farm buildings, arranged around an artificial lake, that served as a place of leisure and education for the queen and her children. The hamlet was inspired by the naturalistic movement in art and architecture, and by the model farms that were popular among the French aristocracy at the time. The hamlet was also a way for Marie Antoinette to escape the formalities and pressures of the court life, and to enjoy a simpler and more intimate lifestyle. The hamlet was designed by Richard Mique and Hubert Robert, who also modified the landscape of the Petit Trianon, where the hamlet is located. The hamlet has three distinct areas: the reception area, where the queen entertained her guests in the boudoir, the billiard room, and the Queen’s House; the farm area, where the animals and crops were raised and the dair
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Karre Mastanamma


A 107-year-old YouTube famous Indian great-grandma died after launching a career as a YouTuber at the age of 105. Karre Mastanamma starred in dozens of viral cooking videos and racked up 12 million views for cooking a chicken inside a watermelon.

The channel is run by her grandson Karre Laxman, and owes much of its success to a video with 12 million views, titled "WATERMELON CHICKEN BY MY GRANNY."

Mastanamma doesn't star in all the videos on the channel, but those in which she appears are the most popular. She grew up in a rural south Indian village in the state of Andhra Pradesh. 

She married when she was 11 years old, and, according to The Times, was widowed at the age of 22, when the year would have been 1933. She had no education and was left to care for their five children alone while working as a laborer carrying rice sacks.

Other famous recipes starring Mastanamma showcased on the channel include an "emu egg fry," "egg fried rice," and "tasty egg dosa."  The channel was set up in 2016 and now has 1.2 million subscribers. The most recent videos are of her funeral and emotional tributes to the chef and mother.
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