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Vietnam's coffee comes with an egg yolk
Who needs milk when you can whisk a raw egg into your morning brew? Cà phê trứng is a decadent Vietnamese invention blending strong robusta coffee with egg…
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The giant caterpillars eaten as crunchy snacks
Why bother with cattle when you can harvest juicy caterpillars? Plucked directly from trees, these massive worms are squeezed out, dried in the sun, and fried…
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Why Brazilians eat pizza with a knife and fork
Because getting grease on your hands is an unthinkable tragedy. In Brazil, picking up a slice of pizza with your bare hands is viewed as unrefined, so locals…
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Horse milk becomes Mongolia’s fizzy alcoholic drink
Because cow milk is just too boring to get you buzzed. Airag is the national beverage of Mongolia, created by leaving mare's milk to violently ferment until…
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Why beer gets ice cubes in Southeast Asia
Warm climates require desperate, flavor-diluting measures. In countries like Vietnam and Thailand, dropping giant, rapidly melting ice chunks directly into a…
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Some state fairs deep-fry sticks of butter
Taking a stick of pure fat and plunging it into boiling oil is the pinnacle of American innovation. Wrapped in sweet dough, this artery-clogging monstrosity…
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In Nicaragua, people point with their lips
Why lift a finger when your face can do the heavy lifting? In Nicaragua, vigorously puckering your lips and thrusting your chin in a specific direction is the…
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Japanese workers accept business cards two-handed
Shoving a business card casually into your back pocket is a massive corporate crime. In Japan, receiving a 'meishi' requires a deep bow, a two-handed gentle…
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Vietnamese rice wine is infused with whole snakes
Grapes are out, venomous reptiles are in. Whole snakes are shoved into bottles of rice wine and left to ferment, supposedly dissolving the venom into a potent…
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The coffee made from elephant-digested beans
The secret to a perfectly smooth roast is apparently the gastrointestinal tract of a pachyderm. Black Ivory coffee is made from beans consumed and excreted by…
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The Canadian cocktail made with clam juice
Because a standard Bloody Mary just doesn't taste enough like low tide. The Canadian 'Caesar' violently mixes vodka, hot sauce, and tomato juice squeezed…
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Why forks can look ridiculous at a Mexican taco stand
Pretentiousness has no place at a street food stall. Utensils are considered totally absurd for eating tacos in Mexico, and aggressively hacking at a soft…
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Why Japanese restaurants display fake food
Why rely on a menu when you can stare at a shiny, polyurethane bowl of ramen? Japanese dining spots utilize incredibly hyper-realistic plastic food models in…
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Why South Korea puts cheese on spicy food
Dairy is the ultimate weapon against agonizing spice. South Korea has developed a wild obsession with mozzarella, aggressively torching massive blankets of…
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Phone chargers become permanent donations when travelers unplug them in a rush
Wall outlets around the globe are currently hosting millions of discarded white cubes. Since we usually unplug our phones at the absolute last second before…
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Power banks drain themselves while sitting idle
You charged it to one hundred percent three weeks ago, so it should be ready, right? Wrong. Portable batteries slowly hemorrhage power into the void just…
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Getting lost is incredibly stressful despite the movies
Films portray wandering off the beaten path as a quirky way to discover hidden gems. In reality, realizing you have no idea where you are just triggers raw…
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Why backpack straps catch on everything
Walking around with excessive nylon webbing hanging off your shoulders turns you into a walking hazard. You will constantly be violently yanked backward as…
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Why portable irons stay at the bottom of your bag
The optimism required to bring a miniature heating device is staggering. Most people would rather walk around in hopelessly wrinkled shirts than waste twenty…
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Travel vlogs existed before video-sharing sites
Before you could simply upload a heavily edited clip to the internet, early digital pioneers were awkwardly talking to camcorders and passing around actual…
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Portable clotheslines stretch out and become useless
The dream of washing your socks in a sink and drying them on a bouncy rubber cord is quickly ruined by gravity. The wet fabric instantly pulls the cord down…
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The selfie stick existed before the smartphone
Long before influencers existed to annoy us, a Japanese inventor patented an extender stick in the 1980s for film cameras. It was deemed a completely useless…
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Planning a trip can take longer than the trip
We spend weeks optimizing itineraries, reading angry reviews, and color-coding spreadsheets for a three-day weekend. The administrative labor required just to…
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Why we trust angry strangers' travel reviews
We will completely alter our carefully laid plans because someone named User99 furiously rated a place one star. We never stop to consider that the reviewer…
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