10 Obscure and Interesting Facts about Asia

Asia has influenced the Western world in many ways, but for all the vast benefits we’ve received from them, we’re barely even scraping the surface of what goes on in this diverse continent. From centuries-old tradition to modern trends that will leave you scratching your head in bewilderment, here are 10 unusual facts about Asia. 10 Universal Birthday Fact: Vietnamese New Year Is Everybody’s Birthday Vietnamese New Year, or Tet, occurs annually sometime in late winter and lasts for several days. It begins on the first day of the Lunar calendar, which is usually sometime in early February or late January. Among many other Tet traditions, the new year is also considered a birthday celebration. Along with Koreans, Vietnamese measure...

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Top 10 Reasons Life Was Better In the Fifties

If Happy Days taught us anything, it’s that life was better in the fifties. People left their door unlocked at night, kids respected their elders and a guy who lived above his best friend’s garage could still be cool so long as he owned a leather jacket. Well, turns out The Fonz didn’t lie: despite the racism, homophobia and extra racism, the fifties were a pretty good time to be alive—thanks to things like: 10 Growth Modern stimulus packages have nothing on the Second World War. In just five years, the US economy went from Old Yeller’s flyblown corpse to Super Dog on steroids. Debt was low, growth was sustainable and huge swathes of the population were leaping out of poverty. At the same time, employment levels were shooting...

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Top 10 Evolutionarily Unique Animals

Using a scientific framework to identify the world’s most Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) species, the EDGE of Existence programme highlights and protects some of the weirdest and most wonderful species on the planet. This is a list of the top 10. 10. Pygmy hippopotamus The pygmy hippo is a solitary animal that lives among dense vegetation along streams and swamps and in the rainforests of West Africa. It sometimes lives in cultivated areas, but the pygmy hippo is shy: it avoids people, as well as other hippos. Each hippo has its own territory. The male’s territory is larger than the female’s; both mark their territorial boundaries with their droppings. The pygmy hippo feeds mainly when it is dark. It spends...

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The most powerful cars in the world. The most powerful engine. Top Rated engine power supercars.

01   Nissan GT-R AMS Alpha 12   4 litre V6 AWD   2011 price 120000 $ top speed 370 km/h, 230 mph engine power & torque 1500 hp, 1103 kW 1375 Nm @ 4500 rpm 0-100 km/h,...

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