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Samal Giants of Mindanao

Bizarre and Oddities Today I Learned

Unearthing The Mysteries Of Ancient Filipino “Giants”

04/10/201904/13/2019 FilipiKnow Ancient Mindanao, Arachaeological Evidence of Giants in the Philippines, archaeological discoveries in the Philippines, Davao Gulf, Dinagat, Dinagat jaw bone, Dr. Jose A. Samson, Giant Filipinos, Giants in Philippine Folklore, Giants in the Philippines, philippine folklore, Punta Libod, Samal giants, Samal Island, University of Mindanao

Is it a giant discovery or just a tall tale?

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Oddities in Philippine Language

Bizarre and Oddities People and Places Today I Learned

“Potang bengi” is not a deaf prostitute (and other oddities in the Philippine language)

07/05/201602/21/2019 FilipiKnow Bikolano Words That Mean Different Things In Tagalog, Cebuano Words That Mean Different Things In Tagalog, Chavacano, Dialects in the Philippines, Facts About Philippine Language, Filipino Words Trivia, Hiligaynon, Kapampamngan Words That Mean Different Things In Tagalog, Oddities in the Philippine Language, Panggalatok, Trivia About The Philippine Language, Visayab Words That Mean Different Things In Tagalog, Waray

In the Philippine setting, knowing the correct meaning of words may save you from black eyes or embarrassment or maybe even violent death.

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Augusto Lakandula Filipino hijacker

Bizarre and Oddities People and Places Today I Learned

Augusto Lakandula: The Guy Who Hijacked Philippine Airlines And Escaped Using A Homemade Parachute

05/02/201406/01/2018 FilipiKnow Augusto Lakandula, Philippine Airlines Flight 812 incident, Philippine Airlines Hijacking, Pinoy D.B. Cooper, Reginald Chua

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Kabayan burial cave

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The “Fire Mummies” of Kabayan Burial Caves

10/28/201306/01/2018 FilipiKnow Benguet, cordillera mountain ranges, culture, fire mummies, history, ibaloi, kabayan burial cave, Kabayan mummy burial cave, mummification, National Museum, philippine trivia, pinoy trivia, the fire mummies of kabayan burial cave, tradition

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Halsema-Highway-Philippines

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Halsema Highway: Philippines’ Deadliest Road

08/24/201304/12/2019 FilipiKnow baguio city, baguio-bontoc road, Benguet, Bontoc, cordillera region, deadliest road in the philippines, Eusebius Julius Halsema, halsema highway, halsema highway philippines, halsema mountain highway, halsema road, highest road in the philippines, most dangerous highway, most dangerous highway in the world, most dangerous highways, most dangerous highways in the world, most dangerous roads in the world, mountain Province, philippine trivia, pinoy trivia, road condition, roads and highways, sagada, sagada hanging coffins, trivia

Also known as the “Mountain Trail”, Halsema Highway spans 150 kilometers between the towns of Baguio and Bontoc in Mountain

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