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Quan Bac Ninh
Bac Ninh Quan is the folk songs of the Northern Delta region, mainly concentrated in Kinh Bac (Bac Ninh and Bac Giang). This is an art that is constituted by many factor…
Betel Nuts
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Archeology
Ancient Peruvian residents also have a custom of eating betel nuts.
Peru's native inhabitants had a habit of chewing coca leaves with lime from 8,000 years ago, much like Vietnam's betel nut practices.
Cancer
Eating betel nuts increases the risk of throat cancer
Taiwanese medical experts said that those who have a habit of eating betel nut are 28 times more likely to develop throat cancer than the average person.