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Dating back around 3,000 years, the qanat is an ingenious and sustainable solution to Iran’s dearth of easily accessible water.
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The gods are said to have a list of people who are due to be summoned into the afterlife, and to speak her name aloud could alert them to the presence of someone who’s been overlooked.
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After years of lobbying, industrial producers are now allowed to make camembert with pasteurised milk. As a result, one of France’s beloved cheeses may be disappearing – for good.
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Finland came out on top in the 2018 World Happiness Report, but what if the Finnish people don’t agree?
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Latvians are often self-deprecating about their culture’s tendency towards introversion, but could this personality trait be the key to their creative identity?
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Despite a recent controversy that questioned how rendang should be cooked, the much-loved dish remains a national treasure in the Nusantara region.
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In the foothills of the Himalayas lies picture-perfect Lugu Lake, the home of the Mosuo people and the gateway to a mysterious land often dubbed ‘The Kingdom of Women’.
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