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The Phaistos Disc and the 241 Mysterious Symbols of the Minoan Civilization

13/09/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - A small clay disc found at the palace of Phaistos bears 241 tokens stamped in a spiral, but the text is too short and there is almost no comparative material. Archaeologist Luigi Pernier discovered ..

Above is Heaven, Below are Suzhou and Hangzhou

01/08/2026
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World - World food culture - A city of elegant beauty, where the scenery and people both bring a wonderful feeling. There are many scenic spots and tourist destinations, with the Classical Gardens of Suzhou being the most famou ..

Perytons: the fake cosmic signal produced by a microwave oven

12/09/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - For years the Parkes telescope in Australia picked up radio pulses in which the high frequencies arrived first and the low frequencies later - the look of a signal that had travelled through plasma ..

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 ..

The stories from grandparents that families should record while they still can

20/09/2026
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Miscellany - Life around us - One day the old photograph will still be there, but no one will remember who is standing in it. Recording what grandparents have to say is not a grand project; it is a way of keeping names, voices a ..

HOI AN AT NIGHT - WHEN THE ANCIENT TOWN LIGHTS UP AND BECOMES AS BEAUTIFUL AS A DREAM

24/07/2026
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Travel & Backpacking - Tips & sharing - If Hoi An carries an ancient, gentle, and somewhat quiet charm during the day, then as night falls, the ancient town puts on a completely different look: sparkling, warm, and filled with emotion. La ..

SCP-3000 Anantashesha: the vast eel in the Bay of Bengal and the amnestic compound Y-909

20/06/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - Deep beneath the black water of the Bay of Bengal, something hundreds of kilometres long lies coiled in the dark. It has no beginning and no end, and one direct look at it leaves your mind forever c ..

What is Robusta coffee? Let's learn about Robusta coffee

28/07/2026
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Miscellany - Life around us - Robusta coffee is an important and popular type of coffee around the world, especially in tropical regions. Below is some information about Robusta coffee: Origin: Robusta coffee originated in Afric ..

SCP-682 The Hard-To-Destroy Reptile: the immortal Keter monster that loathes all life

20/06/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - In the top-secret archives of SCP Foundation there is one file staff speak of with lasting unease: SCP-682, also known as The Hard-To-Destroy Reptile. It has been burned, dissolved in acid, crushed ..

The Beauty of Hanoi's Peach Blossoms During Tet

24/07/2026
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Culture & Cuisine - Regional culture - Every time Tet comes and Spring arrives, on the streets of Hanoi, people easily come across bright pink peach blossom branches, with buyers and sellers bustling at street corners; that simple image ..

The Tay table in north-east Vietnam: five-coloured sticky rice, khau nhuc and stilt-house memory

16/09/2026
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Culture & Cuisine - Regional culture - The Tay table in north-east Vietnam is built from sticky rice, forest greens, meat, stream fish, local seasonings and the rhythm of the farming year. Five-coloured sticky rice and khau nhuc are the ..

Discover 6 Characteristic Traditional Craft Villages of Quang Nam Province

03/09/2026
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Travel & Backpacking - Tips & sharing - Hoi An is an ancient town in Quang Nam Province recognized as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in 1999. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Hoi An was one of the busiest trading ports in Vietnam, w ..

Cao Bang banh cuon: a thin rice sheet eaten with a bowl of hot broth on the frontier

09/10/2026
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Culture & Cuisine - Regional specialties - Cao Bang banh cuon surprises anyone used to dipping it in fish sauce: here it is eaten with a bowl of hot bone broth, which may hold pork roll, minced pork and herbs. The thin, soft sheet meeting th ..

The Man in the Iron Mask: which prisoner made Louis XIV hide a name?

05/09/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - In 1669 the war minister Louvois instructed the jailer Saint-Mars to receive a prisoner named Eustache Dauger and hold him in absolute secrecy. The man followed Saint-Mars through several fortresses ..

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 ..

The Franklin Expedition: From Two Lost Ships to Inuit Oral History

23/08/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - In 1845, 129 men under the command of Sir John Franklin boarded HMS Erebus and HMS Terror to search for the Northwest Passage. After a few sightings in Baffin Bay, the expedition vanished from Europ ..

The "Baghdad battery": ancient electricity, or a modern interpretation?

10/08/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - A small ceramic jar, a copper cylinder and an iron rod from Khujut Rabu near Baghdad are often called an "ancient battery". Build a replica, pour in an acidic electrolyte, and the assembly can indee ..

Ban Rom - Camping and BBQ Trip 30km from Hanoi City Center

28/07/2026
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Travel & Backpacking - Tips & sharing - BAN ROM - A JOURNEY OF EXPERIENCE AND DISCOVERY Ban Rom - an eco-tourism area with the unique characteristics of a forest valley. Ban Rom features fresh nature and a cool green ancient pine forest c ..

SCP-105 Iris - the girl in the photograph: the Polaroid you can reach into

20/06/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - Imagine holding an old Polaroid photograph and, instead of merely looking at the moment frozen inside it, being able to reach your hand through the paper and take anything within the frame. That is ..

How Did the Sailing Stones of Death Valley Move?

12/09/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - Across the dry lake bed of Racetrack Playa in Death Valley, stones sit at the ends of long trails as if they crept through the mud when no one was looking. Some weigh hundreds of kilograms, with pat ..

Top Most Beautiful and Attractive Tourist Destinations in Phu Yen

01/08/2026
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Travel & Backpacking - Tips & sharing - Here are some of the most beautiful and attractive tourist destinations in Phu Yen, Vietnam: Son Hiep Beach Cham Island National Park Cau Bac Lake Tam Quan Island Yen Hill Loc Duc Beach Gau Waterfal ..