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This 90-year-old woman in China unknowingly kept using a live grenade as a kitchen hammer for over 20 years

Sometimes the most dangerous discoveries hide in plain sight. In central China, a 90-year-old woman spent nearly two decades using what she believed was an ordinary piece of scrap metal as a household hammer. The heavy object cracked walnuts, crushed red peppers and drove nails into wood without ever causing…

The Times of India

Archaeologists opened a 2,300-year-old bronze bottle in China—it still contained beer with more than 2,400 compounds, revealing a recipe never recorded in historical texts

Archaeologists discovered a sealed bronze bottle containing ancient beer. This remarkable find offered insights into Qin-era brewing and burial practices and what stunned scientists was that they identified over 2,400 compounds confirming a deliberately brewed alcoholic beverage. The beer recipe, using multiple grains, was never recorded in historical texts.

The Economic Times

A 2,300-year-old Chinese tomb held a sealed bronze bottle, and scientists found beer still preserved inside

A bronze bottle buried for more than two millennia has offered an unexpectedly detailed glimpse into everyday life during one of ancient China's most influential periods. While excavating a tomb at the Shanjiabo cemetery, archaeologists came across a carefully sealed vessel that still contained liquid despite its extraordinary age. Instead…

The Times of India

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Quote of the day by Shang Yang: 'The stupid don't even understand something that happened long ago, the wise understand it before it...' - thought-provoking lessons on intelligence, life strategy and why wise people predict outcomes early by founding father of legalism

Quote of the day by Shang Yang: He emphasized foresight in human behavior, contrasting those who learn from past events with the wise who anticipate future outcomes. His reforms in the state of Qin, focused on strengthening the military and centralizing power, laid groundwork for China's unification, though his authoritarian…

The Economic Times

She left city life to work in the village, now earns over Rs 1 crore a year from 60,000 venomous snakes

Qin, a 1995-born woman from Guilin, China, manages a snake farm with over 60,000 venomous reptiles. She took over her father's business after university. The farm supplies snake venom, meat, and oil for traditional medicine and research. Qin shares her life online as 'The Girl Who Collects Snake Venom', detailing…

The Economic Times

73 Times Archaeologists Dug Up Something Truly Chilling

Archaeology isn’t just pottery shards and treasure. Sometimes, digging into the past uncovers grim reminders of how people once lived, and then perished. Internet users shared the most haunting discoveries they’ve come across, and a few of them are not for the faint of heart.

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Back to the Past review – everybody’s still gun-fu fighting in time-travel sequel

Louis Koo is the modern-day cop still trapped in the Qin dynasty in this cinematic reprise of the hit 2001 Hong Kong TV series

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Kingdom Season 6 Episode 5 Release Date, Time, Spoilers and Where to Watch

Find the Kingdom Season 6 Episode 5 release date and time. The episode will focus on Yotanwa and Shin's fierce assault on Liewei fortress as the Western Zhao Invasion arc begins.

International Business Times UK

Lavish 2,200-year-old tomb unearthed in China may be that of ancient king

It's not known who was buried in the tomb, but one expert says it was probably the Chu state ruler.

LiveScience

Ancient Chinese burials with swords and chariot cast light on violent 'Warring States' period

Researchers say the finds could help them understand the political and social changes going on in China during the Warring States period.

LiveScience

This viral robot waitress has the internet terrified

Is she woman or droid?

Creative Bloq

China Set Massive Record Of Plug-In Car Sales In June 2023 - Over 700,000

In June, more than 700,000 new passenger plug-in electric cars were registered in China, which a new monthly record.

InsideEVs

China: Plug-In Car Sales Almost Doubled In August 2022

Some 552,000 new passenger plug-in electric cars were registered in China in August, which is 92% more than a year ago.

InsideEVs

'Hard to believe it's actually happening': Shanghai to lift COVID lockdown

Shanghai authorities on Tuesday began dismantling fences around housing compounds and ripping police tape off public squares and buildings before the lifting of a two-month lockdown in China's largest city at midnight.

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