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Trans-en-Provence 1981: does a circular ground mark prove a UFO landed?

03/08/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - On 8 January 1981, Renato Nicolai at Trans-en-Provence heard a whistling sound, saw a small lead-coloured object leave his plot of land, and then found a circular mark. The police took samples and G ..

Shag Harbour 1967: a glowing object fell into Canadian waters and vanished

02/08/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - On the evening of 4 October 1967, residents of Shag Harbour saw a string of lights descend and apparently touch the surface of the water. The RCMP took the report, treated it as a possible aircraft ..

Socorro 1964: what did officer Lonnie Zamora see in a New Mexico gully?

01/08/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - On the afternoon of 24 April 1964, police officer Lonnie Zamora broke off a car chase to check a bang and a flame in a gully. He described a white oval object standing on legs, two small human figur ..

How to cook bun bo Hue: deep flavour, lemongrass aroma and a broth that stays clear

14/09/2026
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Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - A good bun bo Hue has a broth that is reasonably clear but deep in flavour, fragrant with lemongrass, with the shrimp paste melting into the base rather than standing out on its own, and an orange-r ..

How to cook chicken braised with ginger: warm and fragrant, tender meat and skin that stays put

11/09/2026
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Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - Chicken braised with ginger is an easy home dish, but three things go wrong very easily: the meat dries out, the skin turns flabby, or the ginger is sharply hot without being fragrant. The trick lie ..

Southern Vietnamese sour fish soup: no fishy smell, vegetables still crisp

10/09/2026
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Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - A good canh chua ca loc has a clean sourness from tamarind, a gentle sweetness that is nothing like sugar water, fish that is tender but still in whole steaks, and vegetables that are fresh and cris ..

How to cook bo kho: tender beef, a clear glossy sauce and deep flavour

16/09/2026
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Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - A good bo kho has beef that is tender without falling apart, sinew that has turned just translucent, carrots that keep their shape, and an orange-red broth fragrant with lemongrass, star anise and c ..

How to make com tam with grilled pork chop: tender, fragrant, neither dry nor burnt

17/09/2026
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Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - An appealing plate of com tam needs rice that is loose but not dry, a golden-brown chop with just enough charred edge and flesh that is still moist, a clear sweet-and-sour fish sauce, and green, fra ..

How to make southern banh xeo: thin, crisp for longer and not greasy

22/09/2026
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Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - A good southern banh xeo has a thin shell with a crisp, lacy edge and a middle firm enough to hold the prawns, pork and bean sprouts without being as thick as a pancake. The yellow comes from turmer ..

How to make Hanoi bun cha: deeply fragrant, tender meat and a balanced dipping sauce

24/09/2026
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Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - Good bun cha needs two kinds of pork: belly slices with fragrant charred edges that are not dry, and soft, juicy patties, sitting in a bowl of warm dipping sauce with crisp green papaya. This recipe ..

How to cook mi Quang with chicken: deep flavour, noodles that hold and just enough broth

27/09/2026
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Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - Mi Quang is not a noodle dish swimming in broth. A proper bowl has chewy noodles, chicken infused with turmeric and shallot, and just enough strongly flavoured broth to come halfway up the noodles, ..

How to make fresh spring rolls with prawn and pork: neat, firm and without tearing

02/10/2026
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Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - Fresh spring rolls work because of the balance between soft, chewy rice paper, prawns and pork cooked just right, well-drained noodles and crisp vegetables. Roll them too tightly and they tear, too ..

How to make cha gio that stays crisp, with an evenly cooked filling and no split wrappers

05/10/2026
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Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - A proper cha gio has an evenly golden wrapper that is crisp and dry, with a filling that holds together and is completely cooked without weeping liquid. A split wrapper is usually not the rice paper ..

How to cook Vietnamese chicken curry: gently rich, tender meat and potatoes that hold together

08/10/2026
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Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - Vietnamese chicken curry has a golden sauce of moderate body, a gently rich coconut taste and the aroma of lemongrass and spice without being heavy. The chicken should be tender with its skin intact ..

How to cook bun rieu cua: fragrant, with the crab curd in soft clouds and a clear broth

11/10/2026
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Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - A good bun rieu cua has a light broth with a gentle sourness from tomato, crab curd that sets into soft, airy clouds rather than crumbs, fried tofu that keeps its skin, and noodles that do not cloud ..

How to cook hu tieu Nam Vang: a clear broth, sweet from the bones, with noodles that hold

13/10/2026
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Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - A good hu tieu Nam Vang has a clear broth, sweet from the bones and the daikon, chewy noodles, and every topping cooked to its own point. This recipe for six bowls keeps the broth, the pork, the pra ..

SCP-173 The Sculpture: the concrete killer that only moves when you blink

20/06/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - In the dark of a concrete containment cell, a sculpture stands silently waiting. It does not breathe, it makes no sound, and it stays absolutely still — as long as you are looking straight at it. Bu ..

SCP-087 The Endless Staircase: the bottomless stairwell and the faceless face

20/06/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - Imagine stepping through a door and standing at the head of a pitch-dark staircase. You go down, and down again, and on forever without ever reaching the bottom. In the darkness below, a child's voi ..

SCP-999 The Tickle Monster: the orange blob of gelatin that only knows how to love

20/06/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - Among the thousands of anomalous files sealed in the archives of SCP Foundation, most describe creatures that make the blood run cold. But one name makes researchers smile whenever it comes up: SCP- ..

SCP-096 The Shy Guy: the monster that hunts anyone who sees its face

20/06/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - In the dense catalogue of SCP Foundation files, few entities make the skin crawl through a rule as chillingly simple as this one: never look at its face. This is SCP-096, the entity nicknamed "The S ..

SCP-2521 – The Indescribable One: the Keter entity that takes anyone who dares mention it

20/06/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - Imagine a creature such that merely writing down its name, speaking one word about it, or drawing its shape will bring it to you at once and take you away forever. This is SCP-2521, also known as "T ..