Animal world
Fishermen catch oarfish, many fear it's a bad omen.
A fisherman caught a rare school of oarfish, numbering up to 50, off the coast of Taiwan. Oarfish are considered...
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Barbary Slaves: Tragic Fates of White People
To this day, the West remains ashamed of its history of the African slave trade and abuse. From the 15th to the 19th centuries, they subjected 12.8 million Black people…
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Surprising facts about the beautiful kingdom of Oman
Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula.
1001 mystery
Mysterious Parallel Dents Discovered in Qatar
Located among the sand dunes in a remote area on the northeastern coast of Qatar, Al Jassasiya is the largest rock art site in the Middle Eastern country.
Oceanography
Strange and 'sophisticated' round bite marks on tuna's body, the culprit turned out to be this 'monster'
A tuna caught off the coast of Australia on October 29 had its body covered with strange round holes.
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Finally found the real life tribe of Wakandan warrior girls!
On the coast of West Africa, the Kingdom of Dahomey (1625-1894) was home to the most elite female warrior army in the history of the dark continent, and it was also the…
Oceanography
Inside the missing submersible exploring the Titanic wreck
The US and Canadian Coast Guards are racing against time to find a tourist submarine that went missing on June 19 while touring the wreck of the Titanic.
Oceanography
Rare sight of giant whale with deformities
A strangely deformed whale has been seen off the coast of Spain.
Archeology
Scientists rescue half-ton 'evidence of human civilization' at the southern tip of the Black Continent
Evidence of human civilization with an age of tens of thousands of years has been found.
Oceanography
1,000m tall 'strange object' emerges off California coast
The Saildrone Surveyor ocean mapping mission has discovered a giant, hot, strange object unlike anything seen on Earth before.
1001 mystery
Mysterious metal sphere on Japanese beach
The 1.5m diameter hollow sphere is sparking much speculation on social media about the object's origin.
Environment
Japan struggles to keep its 'deserts' from turning green
Due to over-reforestation, the 16-km long sand dunes along the Tottori coast have gradually shrunk to only 12% of their size 100 years ago.
Environment
Mysterious Skull Island: A place where tourists can only see but not set foot
Lying off the rugged coast of Victoria, this strange island remains a mystery to this day.
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The tragedy of the giant race on the Canary Islands
Located off the northwest coast of Africa, the Canary Islands are a stopover for many sailors before crossing the Atlantic.
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Strange object 4m in diameter, 5m high with foreign writing drifted to the coast of Quang Ngai
While collecting scrap, people in Quang Ngai discovered a strange object that looked like a buoy with the words China Buoy drifting ashore, so they reported it to the au…