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JOHANNES AVETARANIAN The first person to stay in Kashgar 1892 to work for the Swedish Mission was not a Swede but a Turk from Turkey: Johann...

Dolphins are predators and they usually eat fish. This is what they are given when you see them participating in dolphin shows -- they are f...

What does it mean when your dog just sits there and looks at you directly in the eyes for like a long time? This is a question I accidentall...

Did you notice how Youtube is showing more and more non-English content? I commonly get Russian, Polish and Japanese on my screen, sometime...

"Grammar is the most elementary part of Logic. It is the beginning of the analysis of the thinking process. The principles and rules of...

I thought I'd share a picture of the Taj Mahal from my trip to India. It really looks gorgeous, especially on this photo. Otherwise it ...

This is an old picture from Shanghai in 1919, showing a taxi company called Johnson Garage. Cars first appeared in Shanghai in 1901, import...

This icon just caught my eye while playing around with Blogger. "We are excited to announce that Blogger is now available in three mor...

What connection there may be between these customs and the strange and striking rite of the Sin-eater, is a question worthy of careful consi...

"The Ainos, a bearded and gentle race, who are supposed to have been the aborigines of the Kurile and Japanese Archipelago, are now res...

Tatar - esreg odor, a video clip of a Mongolian rap group. It really is great.