The Thai-ification of an Ovaltine Ad
Sometimes when I look at old newspapers I come across the same advertisement in newspapers from different places and in different languages. I think this one here is interesting. The…
The 18 Generations of Hùng Kings
Everyone knows that the Hùng Kings supposedly ruled for 18 generations. However, where does that information come from? The earliest sources on the Hùng Kings are the Lĩnh Nam chích…
Mang Savages in the Red River Delta
I have long wondered about place names like Phù Đổng. This is the name of a village in the Red River delta. Many of the place names there are in…
A Remedy for Fugu Poisoning in 1895 Sarawak
I came across and article in the Sarawak Gazette from 1895 entitled “Poisoned by the Buntal Fish.” In Sarawak there is a fish, the buntal fish, which is like the…