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| The Earth Shaped Us | — The Mekong Delta
The Mekong Delta is a low alluvial world built by seasonal floods and sediment. Its waterways…
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| The Earth Shaped Us | — The East African Rift
The East African Rift is an active continental fracture that built volcanoes, lakes, highlands, and sedimentary…
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| The Origin Of Word | — Quarantine
Quarantine began as a forty-day period of separation associated with medieval port health. Its meaning expanded…
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| The Origin Of Word | — Nightmare
Nightmare once named a supernatural being believed to press upon sleepers. Its meaning later shifted from…
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| The Earth Shaped Us | — The Strait of Malacca
A narrow passage between Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula turned monsoon winds into a trade system,…
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| The Origin Of Word | — Deadline
The word deadline is now part of ordinary life. A student has a deadline for an…
