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How do you review a hotel to tell whether it is really worth the money?

19/09/2026
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Travel & Backpacking - Restaurant & hotel reviews - A hotel worth the money is not necessarily the cheapest or the one with the most stars. Value appears when the location, the sleep, the cleanliness, the service and the booking terms all match what ..

SCP-040 The Child of Evolution: the girl who can reshape life itself

20/06/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - Among the thousands of classified SCP Foundation files there are objects that chill you with their destructive power, and others that haunt you in a different way: through innocence. SCP-040, also c ..

The coastal kitchen of central Vietnam: grilled fish, fermented sauce and getting through the storm season

07/10/2026
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Culture & Cuisine - Regional culture - The central coast has produced a kitchen that is at once fresh and well prepared. Fish that has just landed can be grilled or cooked straight away; the rest of the catch is dried, salted and ferment ..

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 ..

SCP-966 The Sleep Killer: the invisible creature that keeps you awake until you die

20/06/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - In the stillness of night, something is leaning over you as you sleep — something the naked eye can never see. It makes no sound and leaves no trace, yet the unlucky person lying beside it loses the ..

First Aid for 12 Common Situations When Backpacking

11/08/2026
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Miscellany - Health & beauty - Health note: This article only provides initial first aid knowledge for handling situations while waiting for medical assistance. It does not replace a doctor's diagnosis and treatment. In all serio ..

Quick and Simple Tips to Keep Bathroom Mirrors from Fogging Up

31/07/2026
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Miscellany - Handy tips - After every hot shower, the bathroom mirror usually fogs up due to built-up steam, making it impossible to see yourself for shaving, applying makeup, or skincare. Having to wipe it repeatedly is ext ..

Ine Floating Town – A Dreamy Japanese Version of Venice

29/07/2026
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World - World food culture - The lesser-known small fishing village of Ine, located in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, is attracting the attention of travel enthusiasts around the world for its beauty that rivals even the real Venice. ..

SCP-1730 What Happened to Site-13: the dread inside a vanished Keter facility

20/06/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - Among the thousands of classified SCP Foundation files, few leave a dread as lasting as SCP-1730 — code-named "What Happened to Site-13". This is not the story of a single monster but the chronicle ..

Building a shopping list from your menu so you buy just enough

14/09/2026
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Miscellany - Handy tips - Taking stock first and grouping the list by aisle makes the trip quick, cuts duplicates and helps you use everything up. This article focuses on steps you can apply straight away, while pointing out ..

Stonehenge: How did Stone Age people transport and erect the stones?

13/08/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - Stonehenge was not built in a single go. The ritual landscape on Salisbury Plain developed over many stages from approximately 3000 to 1600 BC, with circular ditches, burial pits, bluestones, and la ..

[Hanoi] Introduction to a Thousand-Year-Old Pagoda with Unique Wooden Architecture

25/07/2026
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Miscellany - Life around us - Van Nien is a pagoda located on the western shore of West Lake, Hanoi. The pagoda was formerly named Van Tue, situated in Quan La hamlet, now Ve Ho village, Xuan La ward, Tay Ho district. Pagoda add ..

Tunguska 1908: What Exploded in the Skies Over Siberia?

14/09/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - On the morning of June 30, 1908, a streak of light tore through the Siberian sky and exploded over the taiga near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River. The shock wave flattened trees across more than 2,0 ..

Mexican corn and the tortilla: how nixtamalisation feeds an entire cuisine

26/09/2026
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World - World food culture - In Mexico, corn is not only an ingredient but a farming calendar, an indigenous memory and the foundation of a whole range of dishes. Nixtamalisation — cooking and steeping the kernels in an alkalin ..

Fairy Circles in Namibia: Footprints of the Gods, Sand Termites, or a Battle for Water?

11/09/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - Across a long strip of the Namib Desert, millions of nearly circular barren patches lie evenly spaced across a grassy carpet. Seen from above, they resemble a grid drawn with a compass. Legend calls ..

Nan Madol: Who Built Over 100 Islets with Basalt Columns?

27/08/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - Nan Madol consists of more than 100 artificial islets off the coast of Pohnpei, separated by canals and encircled by massive basalt walls. The truly fascinating question is not what extraterrestrial ..

[Hanoi] Introduction to the Over 1,000-Year-Old Pagoda with Unique Wooden Architecture

29/07/2026
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Miscellany - Life around us - Van Nien is a pagoda located on the western shore of West Lake, Hanoi. The pagoda was formerly named Van Tue, belonging to the territory of Quan La Hamlet, now located in Ve Ho Village, Xuan La Ward ..

How Did Moai Statues "Walk" on Rapa Nui?

12/08/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - The Rapa Nui people say that the moai "walked" from the quarry to the stone platforms. This claim was once dismissed as legend, but modern experiments show that a statue with the right shape can be ..

The D'Agapeyeff Cipher: The Puzzle Even Its Author Could No Longer Solve

05/09/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - The 395-digit string at the end of an introductory cryptography book from 1939 has outlived the author's own solution, and may contain errors that make a clean solution impossible. Alexander D'Agape ..

How to Control Appetite and Food Cravings

30/07/2026
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Miscellany - Health & beauty - Food cravings are a normal part of life, but when they occur too frequently or overpower your body's true needs, it is easy to eat more than necessary without actually being hungry. The good news is ..

Repair instead of replacing in a hurry: a small habit for a sturdier home and less waste

01/10/2026
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Miscellany - Life around us - A button that has come off, a loose chair leg or a cupboard handle that rattles is not necessarily the end of the object. Repair extends the life of what you own and teaches you your home, but a goo ..