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The most surprising finding from Phillips and Pylkkänen’s study, published in the journal eNeuro, was how seamlessly bilingual brains shifted between languages. ow.ly/tktT50Wg27Y

The truth behind bilingual brains: How speaking two languages changes your mind

Bilingualism has long been a subject of fascination for researchers, educators, and linguists alike. We’ve all heard the claims—bilingual brains are sharper, more adaptable, and even ... Continue...

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juaca@juacaperezz1 Apr 2025
la forma de hablar de gibraltar es hipnótica
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2000 year-old Roman face cream/lotion. Dating back to II AD. Object was found in the temple complex dedicated to Mars. It's world's oldest cosmetic face cream and it has finger marks in the lid.
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Así son los Autobuses autónomos sin conductor en China
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Swiss in Taiwan@Oceanlugano18 Sep 2024
Monkey Spotted in Taipei!! Anyone know why a #monkey was walking around Keelung road in #Taipei this morning? #Taiwan #台灣 #台北
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pretty cool how Korean beop/법 (law, method) and Thai baep/แบบ (pattern, form, method, design, etc.) both come from Middle Chinese 法 (pjop?) meanwhile the same character is now fǎ in Mandarin... (and hō in Japanese)
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Most people interpret Mandarin mǎidān 買單 (bill) as ‘buy-bill’, but it’s actually a phono-semantic match of Canto maai4daan1 埋單 (lit. ‘addition bill’). Maai4 埋 is also not ‘to bury’, but a different verb that is very versatile in Canto: ‘to approach, finish, in addition, etc’
Lawrence Zhang 張樂翔@HistorianZhang6 Sep 2024
It's 埋單 not 買單
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Why is there still no TV show where expert lip-readers and scientists using the latest technology tell us what all those people in old footage are saying? Not just famous historical figures but also just common folk in the background. I need this, I'd watch this all the time. Footage is Parkgate Iron and Steel Co., Rotherham (1901), by Mitchell and Kenyon, of course.
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钱 - money (qian 2nd tone) 欠- to owe (qian 3rd tone) To owe money 欠钱 qian qian. This is why learning characters is important. #Langtwt
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Swiss in Taiwan@Oceanlugano22 Aug 2024
Petition for Dual Nationality in #Taiwan! All A(P)RC holders and #Taiwanese citizens can vote, so please spread it around! join.gov.tw/idea/detail/951c…
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SAVE THE RHOTIC
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A young woman belonging to the Tsaatan tribe in Mongolia, Central Asia, riding a deer. The Tsaatan are a tribe of just under 250 people who are considered the last reindeer herders in Mongolia.
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Dylan O'Sullivan
@DylanoA427 Jul 2024
How does C. S. Lewis do that, every paragraph is a book
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The Last Supper, Chinese painting, 1938, by (Luke) Chen Yuandu, from Catholic University of Peiping. #Paris2024 #Olympics
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Wasn’t it so cool when a 19-year-old girl invented the entire science fiction genre?
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Ninja training according to Fujita Seiko from his 1938 book What is Ninjutsu? Practice jumping over cannabis plants Plant a section of earth with cannabis seeds. Then for the next 3 years practice jumping over it everyday, no matter what the weather. Since hemp grows quickly your jumping ability will develop in tandem.
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Swiss in Taiwan@Oceanlugano20 Jul 2024
Bring this fashion back
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Quanzhou 泉州 used to be known as Citong city 刺桐城 (Coral Tree City). This found an Arabic phono-semantic match in Zaytun زيتون (Olive City), which is the name you can read in Marco Polo (<Çayton> etc.). Zaytun in turn is the origin of the name of 'satin' fabric!
Ted@ted_huang16 Jul 2024
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Christian tombstones unearthed in Quanzhou 泉州 inscribed with Phags-pa script. Names of the deceased suggest they were Han Christian converts. The tombstones dated 1311, 1314, 1324 make them contemporary with then Franciscan mission in Zayton (Quanzhou)
Tombstone of Zhu Yanke (1311) ꡁꡗ ꡚꡋ ꡆꡦꡟ ꡗꡠꡋ ꡁꡡ ꡒꡜꡞ ꡝꡧꡞꡋ ꡏꡟ khay shan jėu yen kho dzhi 'win mu 開山朱延可子雲墓 Tomb of Zhu Yanke [styled] Ziyun of Kaishan 至大四年辛亥，仲秋朔日謹題 In the cyclical year xinhai [year of the golden pig] in the fourth year of the Zhida period [1311], respectfully inscribed on the first day of the second autumn month https://www.babelstone.co.uk/BabelDiary/2005/01/quanzhou-museum-of-maritime-history.html

ALT Tombstone of Zhu Yanke (1311) ꡁꡗ ꡚꡋ ꡆꡦꡟ ꡗꡠꡋ ꡁꡡ ꡒꡜꡞ ꡝꡧꡞꡋ ꡏꡟ khay shan jėu yen kho dzhi 'win mu 開山朱延可子雲墓 Tomb of Zhu Yanke [styled] Ziyun of Kaishan 至大四年辛亥，仲秋朔日謹題 In the cyclical year xinhai [year of the golden pig] in the fourth year of the Zhida period [1311], respectfully inscribed on the first day of the second autumn month https://www.babelstone.co.uk/BabelDiary/2005/01/quanzhou-museum-of-maritime-history.html

Tombstone of Yang Wengshe (1314) ꡖꡟꡃ ꡚꡦ ꡗꡃ ꡚꡞ ꡏꡟ ꡈꡓ ·ung shė yang shi mu taw 翁舍楊氏墓道 Tomb memorial of Yang Wengshe 延祐甲寅，良月吉日 In the cyclical year jiayin [year of the wooden tiger] of the Yanyou period [1314], on a good month and an auspicious day https://www.babelstone.co.uk/BabelDiary/2005/01/quanzhou-museum-of-maritime-history.html

ALT Tombstone of Yang Wengshe (1314) ꡖꡟꡃ ꡚꡦ ꡗꡃ ꡚꡞ ꡏꡟ ꡈꡓ ·ung shė yang shi mu taw 翁舍楊氏墓道 Tomb memorial of Yang Wengshe 延祐甲寅，良月吉日 In the cyclical year jiayin [year of the wooden tiger] of the Yanyou period [1314], on a good month and an auspicious day https://www.babelstone.co.uk/BabelDiary/2005/01/quanzhou-museum-of-maritime-history.html

Tombstone of Liu Yigong (1324) ꡗꡞ ꡂꡟꡃ ꡙꡞꡓ ꡚꡞ ꡏꡟ ꡆꡞ yi gung liw shi mu ji 易公(劉/柳)氏墓誌 Tomb memorial of Liu Yigong 旹歲甲子，仲春吉日 In the cyclical year jiazi [year of the wooden rat = Taiding 1 (1324)], on an auspicious day of the second spring month https://www.babelstone.co.uk/BabelDiary/2005/01/quanzhou-museum-of-maritime-history.html

ALT Tombstone of Liu Yigong (1324) ꡗꡞ ꡂꡟꡃ ꡙꡞꡓ ꡚꡞ ꡏꡟ ꡆꡞ yi gung liw shi mu ji 易公(劉/柳)氏墓誌 Tomb memorial of Liu Yigong 旹歲甲子，仲春吉日 In the cyclical year jiazi [year of the wooden rat = Taiding 1 (1324)], on an auspicious day of the second spring month https://www.babelstone.co.uk/BabelDiary/2005/01/quanzhou-museum-of-maritime-history.html

Tombstone of Madam Ye (undated) ꡗꡠ ꡚꡞ ꡏꡟ ꡆꡞ ye shi mu ji 葉氏墓誌 Tomb memorial of Madam Ye https://www.babelstone.co.uk/BabelDiary/2005/01/quanzhou-museum-of-maritime-history.html

ALT Tombstone of Madam Ye (undated) ꡗꡠ ꡚꡞ ꡏꡟ ꡆꡞ ye shi mu ji 葉氏墓誌 Tomb memorial of Madam Ye https://www.babelstone.co.uk/BabelDiary/2005/01/quanzhou-museum-of-maritime-history.html

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James Lucas
@JamesLucasIT12 Jul 2024
19. A "Beware of Dog" sign from 2,000 years ago. This mosaic was found at the entrance to the house of a Roman poet in Pompeii, Italy. The Latin phrase "Cave Canem" means beware of the dog.
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In the late 16th century, Korea was only vaguely known to Europeans, and some thought it to be an island, as here in Jan Huyghen van Linschoten‘s map of 1595
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