Anecdotal evidence is evidence built from individual experiences and personal observations, gathered without any systematic method. It can be true or false, and it is not checked the way scientific, legal or historical evidence usually is, so there are few safeguards against exaggeration or invention. The problem is that a vivid story sticks in memory and feels persuasive, even when it says nothing about how often something happens. Researchers disagree about how much people overvalue it: some studies find people lean too heavily on anecdotes, while others find they dismiss them too quickly. Anecdotes still have a use, since they can suggest ideas to test, but they cannot settle a question alone.

Israeli reports also say the cabinet directed the military to prepare for a possible new attack on Iran.

Angkor, near Siem Reap in northern Cambodia, was the capital of the Khmer Empire, which ruled much of mainland Southeast Asia between roughly the 9th and 15th centuries. At its height the city spread across about 3,000 square kilometres, making it the largest pre-industrial city on Earth by area. Its growth depended on water: huge reservoirs called barays, along with canals and embankments, stored monsoon rain and carried it to rice fields. That system let farmers harvest more than once a year and fed a very large population through the dry season. The temple complex of Angkor Wat, built in the early 12th century, is the best-known monument and still stands at the heart of the park.