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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 ..

Should You Wash Your Face Multiple Times a Day?

30/07/2026
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Miscellany - Health & beauty - Washing your face is the most familiar skincare step, but many people think that “the more you wash, the cleaner your skin gets”. In reality, that is not quite true. Your skin has a delicate self-pr ..

The Rhythm of an Ordinary Day in Lo Lo Chai

23/07/2026
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Travel & Backpacking - Tips & sharing - The rhythm of an ordinary day in Lo Lo Chai There is peace, noisy karaoke, construction, and peach blossoms. Source: img class="x_lazy" src=" alt="Nhịp sống một ngày bình thường ở Lô Lô Chả

Amelia Earhart's disappearance: the final signals and the ocean around Howland Island

22/08/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - On the morning of July 2, 1937, Amelia Earhart's voice signals to the Coast Guard cutter Itasca grew increasingly stronger, indicating that the Lockheed Electra was nearing Howland Island. However, ..

Trekking Nui Chua: Setting foot in the world's new biosphere reserve

28/07/2026
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Marketplace & Classifieds - Tours - Trekking Nui Chua: setting foot in the world's new biosphere reserve Known as the half-Asian, half-African trail challenging conquerors' feet, Nui Chua is like a “gem” in the heart of the desert wit ..

Frying in a stainless pan with less sticking, through heat control

14/09/2026
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Miscellany - Handy tips - Heating it moderately, patting the food dry and waiting for a crust to form is what stops things sticking. This article focuses on steps you can apply straight away, while pointing out what to check ..

Tuong Ban of Hung Yen: from soybeans and toasted glutinous rice to the taste of the northern delta

18/09/2026
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Culture & Cuisine - Regional specialties - Tuong Ban is a thick amber-brown sauce, salty and sweet at once, with the fermented aroma characteristic of Ban Yen Nhan in Hung Yen. From soybeans, glutinous rice, salt and water, the makers build ..

10 Effective Ways to Deodorize Your Fridge at Home

01/08/2026
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Miscellany - Handy tips - The refrigerator stores food for the entire family, but it can also be the "culprit " behind unpleasant odors if not cleaned properly. Foul smells not only annoy you every time you open the fridge d ..

Three slow days in Hue: understanding the city instead of racing between sights

22/09/2026
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Travel & Backpacking - Tips & sharing - Hue has the Imperial City, the royal tombs, pagodas, the river, markets and a food culture deep enough to fill several trips. A sensible three days should be divided by area and by pace, so that eac ..

30 THINGS TO DO IN HA GIANG OR LIFE WON'T RESPECT YOU!

26/07/2026
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Travel & Backpacking - Tips & sharing - 1. Enjoy the ultimate majesty of Ma Pi Leng Pass – one of Vietnam's four great mountain passes 2. Marvel at the vibrantly blooming buckwheat flower fields along the roadside 3. Go boating on the eme ..

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 ..

LGM-1: the clockwork signal once suspected of being aliens

11/09/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - In 1967 the postgraduate student Jocelyn Bell noticed a recurring patch of "scruff" on kilometres of chart paper from the Cambridge radio array. Recording at a faster rate turned the signal into pul ..

The Beast of Gevaudan: what animal terrified France in the 18th century?

29/08/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - Between 1764 and 1767, the Gevaudan region of south-central France recorded a series of fatal attacks, mostly on women and child herders. "La Bete" - the Beast - was described as larger than a wolf, ..

Red Leaf Season at Ban Viet Lake, Trung Khanh, Cao Bang Is at Its Peak

23/07/2026
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Travel & Backpacking - Tips & sharing - From late autumn to early winter (usually around December to early the following year), the forest surrounding the lake, especially the Sau Sau (Chinese sweetgum) trees, begins to change color, turn ..

Origin of pho: Where does pho come from?

24/07/2026
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Miscellany - Life around us - Hanoi Pho and Nam Dinh Pho have just been inscribed on the list of National Intangible Cultural Heritage. In my opinion, this is something that should have been done a long time ago, rather than wai ..

[Photos] HA GIANG - AS BEAUTIFUL AS FIRST LOVE

26/07/2026
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Travel & Backpacking - Tips & sharing - There are lands you visit to explore, where going once might be enough. But with Ha Giang, once you have set foot here, I bet you will want to return many times more. It is hard to find a place as p ..

[Photo Gallery] Some photos from a picnic trip to Dong Chau, Con Vanh, Thai Binh

23/07/2026
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Travel & Backpacking - Tips & sharing - Wild beauty, delicious food, but there is a downside common to newer beaches: trash and dirt, as well as damp guest rooms with no windows, making them very stuffy img class="x_lazy" src=" alt=" Một ..

Photos of the Picnic Trip to Thung Nai

05/08/2026
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Travel & Backpacking - Tips & sharing - Port entrance to Thung Nai, buy tickets for 15k/person We chose Coconut Island as our 2-day stopover Road to Coconut Island - Photo by Tran Tran ola88 Coconut Island boat pier

Three Regions' Specialties & Country Gifts - Part 3: Southern Specialties

15/08/2026
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Culture & Cuisine - Regional specialties - Ola88's cross-Vietnam specialty discovery journey has finally reached its destination. The final region we visit is the South; Saigon and the Southwestern provinces are not only ideal tourist destin ..

Nam Dinh – A Sacred Land of Extraordinary People

25/07/2026
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Miscellany - Life around us - Nam Dinh – Thanh Nam, a sacred land of extraordinary people located in the heart of the Red River Delta, is a place where cultural depth, historical traditions, and modern life harmonize. Featuring ..

Northwest Wildflowers

05/08/2026
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Culture & Cuisine - Regional culture - Amidst the vast expanse of the Northwest forests, in the misty fog that seems to draw heaven and earth closer, somewhere along the roadside, amidst the wild grass, high atop treetops, or dangling fr ..