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For every chocolate-lover out there, there are two most important days that must be marked on their yearly calendar. First is, of course, World Chocolate Day, and second is the no less important Chocolate Milkshake Day – celebrated today, 12 September. 

It was another proud moment for Malaysia when para athlete Abdul Latif Romly won the country its third gold at the Rio Paralympics 2016 in Brazil.

If you’re not much of a rainbow person and would give any rainbow-coloured food a wide berth, we got you covered. The black food trend is the thing for you. 

Did you know that teddy bears are named after former United States President, Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt? The soft toy, created by Morris Michtom  (U.S.) and Richard Steiff (Germany) in the early 20th century, has become one of the most iconic and loved stuffed toys for children worldwide. So much so that there is a plethora of museums around the world dedicated to teddy bears. 

Mermaids are pretty cool, while considered merely a legendary creature, they no doubt inspire many a young girl to aspire to be as graceful and elegant, but still with a swimming prowess more leveled up than Michael Phelps. Mermaid schools have been popping up around the world in recent years, promoting it as fun way to workout. This may seem pretty strange to anyone who can’t fathom the fun of swimming around in monotails, but with all those ab-focused workouts, even those disinterested with the mythical creature are getting tempted to jump on the bandwagon. 

It is the month of September, the only month (okay, along with the month preceding it) when mooncake selling gets competitive. Every year, mooncake manufacturers never fail to impress with better, more creative, more intriguing, or at the very least very aesthetically pleasing, mooncakes. 

In just 10 days, it is time to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival again, one of the most important and celebrated festivals in Asia. Different communities in the vast continent have different reasons and ways of celebrating the annual festival. Most of them traditionally hold in common: celebrating under the full moon which symbolises fullness and prosperity of life, gathering with families and giving thanks for a full harvest.

Are you an adventurous foodie? If you aren’t but are thinking of trying out exotic foods, why not start small by trying some of these desserts? Word of advice, you’re going to need a pretty strong stomach, especially for seafood – appearing in where they don’t belong. 

Most of the tallest skyscrapers in the world are located right here in Asia, with the tallest of them being in Dubai. The current record holder, Burj Khalifa, succeeded Taipei 101 in 2010, the latter took over the tallest building in the world record from Malaysia’s Petronas Twin Towers in 2004. More skyscrapers have since topped the latter two but Burj Khalifa, being a ‘megatall’-certified building, is only expected to be surpassed in 2020 by the Jeddah Tower, currently being built in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.