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Happy shopping!

Let’s take a look at a few of the rules regarding duties and declarations, and see what's up with the duty-free shop.

Ethan Trex






The Vietnamese word ‘cột sống’ technically means “spine”—but to the country’s Gen Zers, it’s slang for something else entirely.

Sophie Lau
















How else would cats know how handsome they are?

Considering the near-magical function mirrors perform, their construction is surprisingly simple.

Anna Green