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Ammonite fossils found near Everest prove the range was once seabed before India collided with Asia.
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Himalayas · Asia
External reference (site language): Himalayas ↗
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Both the highest land on Earth, Everest, and the lowest exposed land, the Dead Sea shore, sit on the same continent.
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Asia · Asia
External reference (site language): Physical: Asia ↗
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From Turkish cay to Hindi chai and Russian chai, most of Asia uses a version of the same word, carried overland from China.
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Asia · Asia
External reference (site language): Asia (Asia album) ↗
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The word monsoon comes from the Arabic mausim, meaning season, used by sailors who timed voyages to the reversing winds.
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Indian Ocean · Asia
External reference (site language): 2025 North Indian Ocean cyclone season ↗
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Some bamboo species grow up to 90 centimetres in 24 hours, which is why it is used for scaffolding across Asia.
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Southeast Asia · Asia
External reference (site language): Southeast Asia ↗
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The Mekong supports one of the world's largest inland fisheries, and Cambodia's Tonle Sap reverses direction every year.
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Mekong River · Asia
External reference (site language): River dolphin ↗
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The Japanese tea ceremony can take four hours and is judged less on the tea than on attention, hosting and restraint.
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Japan · Asia
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More than half of the world's cities over ten million people are in Asia, led by Tokyo, Delhi and Shanghai.
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Asia · Asia
External reference (site language): South Asia ↗
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Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan has been run by the same family since the year 705, making it the oldest continuously operating hotel on record.
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Yamanashi, Japan · Asia
External reference (site language): Yamanashi Prefecture ↗
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The missed ferry. The stranger who handed over a key. The meal that ran until midnight. If something happened to you on the road and you still think about it, send it - a few sentences is plenty, and we do the tidying up.
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