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Japan’s “Mermaid Mummy” Finally Identified via New Research
A team of researchers set out to discover the true identity of a “mermaid mummy” enshrined in a Japanese temple. The result?
February 7, 2023
A team of researchers set out to discover the true identity of a “mermaid mummy” enshrined in a Japanese temple. The result?
This is why Japan can’t have nice things. A Buddhist temple is bulldozing its toilet because some hikers can’t behave themselves.
How an unfortunate gear shift led to one worker at a Japanese temple accidentally taking out a historically significant toilet.
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