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1994 Tragedy: 75 Killed in Plane Crash
When a commercial flight from Moscow to Hong Kong crashed in 1994, the pilot's 16-year-old...
Read moreRubber Duckies Lost at Sea: Washing Up 28 Years Later
On January 10, 1992, a shipment crate containing 28,000 plastic rubber duckies toys was lost...
Read moreOne Trillion Hong Kong-Style Populations
The population of the planet would be nearly exactly 1 trillion people, +/- 0.001%, if...
Read moreLight Speed Max Proves Time Travel Impossible: Hong Kong Physicists
Researchers from the University of Hong Kong claim to have demonstrated in a recent study...
Read moreDrunken Passengers: How Kung Fu Flight Attendants Handle Them on Hong Kong Airlines
To deal with drunken and disorderly passengers, Hong Kong Airlines flight attendants are trained in...
Read moreTranspolar Flights: 5 Hours to Asia from North America
In the 1990s, the first commercial transpolar flight between North America and Asia was made...
Read moreOpium Addiction Spurs HK Cession 'Til '97
In 1838, England imported approximately 1,400 tonnes of opium to China per year. As a...
Read moreBruce Lee's $100 Journey to US: Cha Cha Lessons Included
At the age of 18, Bruce Lee packed his belongings and left his home in...
Read moreBruce Lee Flees Hong Kong After Epic Street Fight
In the early 1960s, Bruce Lee was involved in a street brawl with the son...
Read moreHong Kong Actions Outperform Aid for Poverty Reduction in Britain
In the previous century, Britain accidentally did more to alleviate global poverty through its activities...
Read moreGangster Kidnaps Billionaire's Son, Seeks Investment Tips
In 2015, a Hong Kong gangster kidnapped Asia's richest man's son and demanded a US$130...
Read moreOyster Farming in Hong Kong: Suspending Bamboo Rafts
Oyster farms are a type of aquaculture, or marine farming, where oysters are grown for...
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