Se Asia facts
While investigating facts about S E Asia Map and S.e. Asia, I found out little known, but curios details like:
A strain of genital warts from SE Asia appears to be older than Homo sapiens and might have been acquired through intimate contact with a now extinct human species
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An ancient method of starting fire in SE Asia used a device called a fire piston that used rapidly compressed air to ignite a piece of tinder--the same principle used in diesel engines.
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Laksa is a spicy noodle soup popular in Peranakan cuisine of SE Asia. Laksa consists of thick wheat noodles or rice vermicelli with chicken, prawn or fish, served in spicy soup based on either rich and spicy curry coconut milk or on sour asam. CNN Travel ranked 7th most delicious food in world
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Some individuals of certain bird species display a phenomenon called reverse migration in which they migrate in the opposite direction as their peers, for example birds that normally winter in SE Asia turning up in NW Europe instead. The cause of this is thought to be a genetic anomaly.
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Mat Dan. Born in as Daniel Tyler in Bristol, he ended up learning Terengganu, a local Malysian dialect on a backpacking trip to SE Asia in 2009. He became an overnight celebrity, and was made host of his own TV show Haramain Backpackers - Trans Siberian.
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Cambodia had a thriving Rock 'n Roll culture in the 60's and 70's that was wiped out by the Khmer Rouge and war in SE Asia.
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The Vajont Dam disaster. The Italian government insisted on the safety of the dam despite early warning signs, even arresting some journalists for reporting on the issue. A 250m wave was generated by a massive landslide, 5x the height of the tsunami that struck SE Asia in 2004.
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The helmeted hornbill, a giant toucan-like bird from SE Asia, is a source of 'ivory', more costly than real elephant ivory.
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This year's SEA Games, multisport events between SE Asia countries, will have (ice) hockey event. All of SE Asia countries are tropical countries and thus, never have winter or snow naturally.
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"The Middle East" used to be the word for India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka etc, and "The Near East" meant the former Ottoman Empire, more or less; with "The Far East" being East and SE Asia. A century of Western Diplomacy has fuzzied the meanings
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All the coconuts of the world can be traced to two very distinct genetic varieties; one from the Pacific Ocean in SE Asia, and the other from The Indian Ocean in Southern India.
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Rodrigo Duterte, aka the 'real life punisher', is mayor of Davao City in the Philippines. Davao used to be the murder capital of the Philippines but is now known as 'one of the most peaceful cities in SE Asia'.
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About "phajaan", the process of "crushing an elephant's spirit". Baby elephants are separated from their mothers, put in tiny cages, and are tortured & beaten for weeks before being used for tourism & logging in SE Asia.
