The last photo of a wild Barbary lion, taken in 1924. The species was driven to extinction by human hunting, with the final recorded individual shot in Morocco in 1942
The tradition of setting off fireworks on New Year’s Eve originates from ancient China. The China had a legend of a monster called Nian (年), which inhabited the sea and mountains and emerged on the last day of the year to attack people and animals. Learn more in the video below.