Don’t do these things when in South Korea. — South Korea happens to be one of the most visited countries in Asia with tourists from all corners of the world traveling just to witness the countries beautiful and phenomenon culture. The country which is situated in East Asia with over 51,000,000 in the population (2021) and shares a border…

Little girls who are ‘offered to the gods’ by their own parents — The Deuki custom has been practiced by the people in the western regions of Nepal for many years now. It is a custom where little girls are volunteered by their parents and guardians to serve at local Hindu temples in Nepal. In the early days, being a Deuki was a…

The countries with the highest rate of homicide — According to The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime(UNODC), each year, almost half a million homicides (intentional and unintended) occur worldwide. Over the years, there has been a constant increase in the rate of violent crimes worldwide. Thanks to factors like capitalism, poverty, inequality, racism, peer pressure, religion, family…

Stop complaining and do this to become a successful writer — If I’m being honest, I started writing here because I was thrilled to learn that I could earn money off of my writing. Who doesn’t like the sound of that? Well, just like many other writers here, I thought I would automatically start making a thousand bucks the moment I…

The man who held his breath for almost 25 minutes and won the Guinness Book of record — You would agree that holding your breath for more than a minute is no walk in the park, how much more holding it for more than 24 minutes? On 27 March 2021, a man named Budimir Sobat, a 56-year-old freediver, did the impossible when he broke the world record for…

The culture that lived on water for thousands of years — Known as the Sea Gypsies of the ocean, the Sama-Bajau tribe are a nomadic seafaring group who live on the sea in floating houses in the islands of Tawi-Tawi in the Philippines and a few other islands in Indonesia. The Bajau people have been known to lead quite the dangerous…

Easy way I raised money to throw an annual children’s day party for underprivileged children — In 2016, I started a fundraiser to organize an annual street party for underprivileged children whose parents/guardians could not afford to give them a good experience like other rich kids on their special day — which is on 27th of May. Being a student at the time, I had not…

How the Bhutanese came to worship the male genitalia — Referred to as the Land of the Thunder Dragon, Bhutan is a landlocked kingdom located in the eastern Himalayas which borders China and India. The Bhutanese people are known to be quite the traditional folk as they still practice some ancient customs, one of which is the worship of the…

The neck ring custom proves that things aren’t always how they appear — Cultures around the world have their respective beauty standards — whether it’s wearing large lip plates or having an elongated skull, the people of these cultures consider their beauty standards as an important aspect of their culture and tradition. One of such is the Neck ring which is used to…