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The Meaning of the Cold Food Festival for Vietnamese People

04/08/2026
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Miscellany - Life around us - Although originating from China, the Cold Food Festival (Tết Hàn thực) of Vietnamese people still possesses its own distinct nuances, deeply imbued with Vietnamese culture. Every year, on the 3rd da ..

The Mongolian death worm: does Olgoi-khorkhoi really hide beneath the Gobi sand?

28/08/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - Olgoi-khorkhoi - usually translated as "intestine worm" - is said to live beneath the sand of the Gobi desert, thick and red, able to kill from a distance with venom or electricity. The story reache ..

SCP-1499 The Gas Mask: the mask that sends its wearer to a deadly planet full of creatures

20/06/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - In the vast archives of SCP Foundation there are objects so harmless-looking that you might glance past them without a second thought. SCP-1499 is one of them: just a worn Soviet-era gas mask. But i ..

The Skunk Ape: Florida's Bigfoot, or a black bear standing in the swamp?

18/08/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - The Skunk Ape is called "Florida's Bigfoot": a hair-covered, bipedal creature with a powerful smell, living in the Everglades and the swamps of the south. Reports increased through the 1960s and 197 ..

SCP-131 The Eye Pods: the gentle one-eyed pair that follows you down the corridor

20/06/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - In the vast archives of SCP Foundation, not every file is about a bloodthirsty monster or a world-ending plague. Sometimes the most memorable entry is a pair of small creatures with a single eye api ..

All About Vietnamese Burial Customs (Part 3)

15/09/2026
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Culture & Cuisine - Regional culture - This is a common question from many families: - In a year with many death anniversaries: father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, great-grandparents, great-great-grandparents, etc., which anniversa ..

WHY LIVING AN ORDINARY LIFE IS A WONDERFUL THING?

30/07/2026
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Miscellany - Life around us - MIRACULOUS EVERYDAY LIFE: WHY LIVING AN ORDINARY LIFE IS A WONDERFUL THING? We live in an era that excessively admires extraordinary lives—lives that most of us will never attain. Our heroes have bu ..

Dwarka underwater: what does archaeology say about the legendary city?

29/08/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - Off the coast of Dwarka and Bet Dwarka lie stone anchors, pottery, and underwater architectural remains. These findings confirm long-standing maritime activity along the Gujarat coast, but the quest ..

Reusing glass jars properly around the house

14/09/2026
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Miscellany - Handy tips - A clean, crack-free jar is fine for dry goods, but not every jar is made for heat or for canning. This article focuses on steps you can apply straight away, while pointing out what to check so you d ..

The Tasmanian tiger: do sightings after 1936 prove the thylacine survived?

23/08/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - The thylacine is not a legendary creature: museums hold skins, bones, preserved specimens and film of living animals. The mystery begins after the last known individual died at Hobart Zoo on 7 Septe ..

Sapa Lonely Tree – A Famous Sightseeing and Check-in Spot in Sapa

28/07/2026
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Travel & Backpacking - Tips & sharing - The Lonely Tree is located about 15km from Sapa town, situated on O Quy Ho Pass about 100m past a sharp curve, or a 10-minute motorbike ride past Silver Waterfall. It lies between the O Quy Ho touri ..

[Photos] Ba Vi National Park right near Hanoi for anyone looking for a short trip

28/07/2026
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Travel & Backpacking - Tips & sharing - Ba Vi National Park

Flannan Isles Lighthouse: Three Keepers Vanish in a Storm

20/08/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - On December 26, 1900, the relief ship Hesperus arrived at Eilean Mòr in the Flannan Isles. No signal was returned, the flag was not flying, and relief keeper Joseph Moore entered an empty lighthouse ..

St Elmo's fire: the blue flame on the mast that sailors both feared and welcomed

06/08/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - In an electrical storm, the top of a mast, an aircraft wing or any sharp object can emit a blue-violet glow accompanied by a hissing sound. Old sailors saw it as a sign of protection from Saint Eras ..

Keeping bathroom mould away with ventilation and a five-minute habit

14/09/2026
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Miscellany - Handy tips - Cutting down the time surfaces stay wet is the simplest way to stop mould coming back. This article focuses on steps you can apply straight away, while pointing out what to check so you do not follo ..

Thonis–Heracleion: The Egyptian Trading Port Rediscovered Beneath Aboukir Bay

01/09/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - For centuries, Thonis in Egyptian texts and Heracleion in Greek sources were considered two different places. Stelae and ruins beneath Aboukir Bay reveal that they were two names for the same tradin ..

SCP-001: The SCP-001 Proposals - the secret of the Foundation's first and most classified object

20/06/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - Among the thousands of anomalous files at SCP Foundation, no designation stirs as much curiosity and unease as SCP-001. It is believed to be the first object, the most important, and the most closel ..

The Carnac stones: why did Neolithic people raise thousands of menhirs?

06/08/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - Around Carnac in Brittany, north-western France, thousands of standing stones form rows running through areas such as Ménec, Kermario and Kerlescan. They were erected in the Neolithic, mostly during ..

The Thunderbird: a sacred bringer of storms, or a memory of giant wings?

20/08/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - "Thunderbird" is the English name used for many powerful bird beings in the traditions of Indigenous peoples across North America, usually connected with thunder, lightning, water and the order of t ..

Following a Saigon breakfast: from banh mi to cloth-filter coffee

21/09/2026
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Culture & Cuisine - Regional specialties - Breakfast in Saigon happens fast but is not careless: a banh mi finished in a few minutes, a cup of cloth-filter coffee dripping from years of practised rhythm, and a low stool that is enough for a ..

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 ..