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American athlete Jesse Owens (right) perhaps would never even have won one of his gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics if it wasn't for an act of kindness from a fellow athlete, German long-jumper Carl Ludwig 'Luz' Long. (Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

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Anne Frank, a Jewish girl who went into hiding in Amsterdam during the Second World War to escape from the Nazis. Her diary was first published (in Dutch) on 25 June 1947. (Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

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Bikes on a canal in Amsterdam and the Basilica of Saint Nicholas church in the background. (Photo by maydays via Getty Images)

My favourite place: Amsterdam, Netherlands

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