This is the worst video I’ve seen for ages. Please don’t watch it if you are easily upset or even just slightly sensitive. It’s pretty gruesome and also pretty unbelievable. I like to think that...
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This is the first post I’ve done that is aimed squarely at philatelists. But I hope non-philatelists will be able to enjoy this bizarre selection of North Korean stamps too. I’ve never been...
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Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge in China gets the prize for being the longest bridge in the world at a startling 164,800 m in length. That’s 100 miles or so, about the distance from Brighton to Oxford...
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I found the following selection of videos on the BBC website today and all of them made me go “woah!” I’m hoping they produce the same response from you lot. Let’s get going…...
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Just outside a small village called Tongzhou, China, about 1 hour drive east of Beijing, there are strange things afoot. Body-less graves and cemeteries are springing up in rural locations. What’s that all about? China...
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Have you ever wondered how low budget Chinese films create such incredible and believable effects? Well wonder no more my friends. Here’s a short video that opens the lid on a pretty mind boggling...
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I’d like to introduce you to the Shaanxi or golden takin (Budorcas taxicolor). These lovely looking beasts are on the endangered list and live in China and Bhutan. Despite their looks they’re more closely related...
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If you ever happen to be crossing the border between China and Mongolia (you never know, it could happen), make sure you don’t miss out on Dinosaur Fairyland. That would be a big mistake....
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Had you ever heard of a Chinese or mainland serow before today? Well here she is. The unsung Asian hero of the goat world: the serow. A flowing mane, horns and a psychopath’s...
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I’ve never been that into computer games. I mean, I used to have 128K Spectrum which I enjoyed once the tape cassette had finished its arduous 30 minutes of screeching. I had the...
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