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The Colossus of Rhodes: The Lost Helios Statue of the Ancient Seven Wonders
English Version Among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, one of the most mysterious is the giant statue of Helios that is said to have once stood on t -
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Richard Sorge in Japan: The Soviet Spy and the Japanese Woman Who Never Let Him Go
English Version In a previous article, we introduced Richard Sorge, the legendary Soviet spy who operated in Japan during World War II. Sorge gathered inte -
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Tatchan Pond in Tokyo: The Sad Legend Behind Yakebe Pond
English Version On the border of Tokyo and Saitama, inside Tokyo Metropolitan Sayama Park, there is a pond long known among local ghost-story fans. Its off -
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The Hanging Gardens of Babylon: The Lost Wonder of the Ancient World
English Version Around the world, there are enormous ancient structures known as the Seven Wonders of the World. Some still have physical evidence behind t -
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Kaspar Hauser: The Mysterious Boy Who Appeared in Nuremberg
English Version History is full of people whose origins were never fully explained, and others who died leaving only questions behind. One of the most famo -
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Ito Hirobumi’s Assassination: Harbin Station, An Jung-geun, and a Dark Chapter in Japan-Korea History
English Version Japan’s first prime minister was Ito Hirobumi. Many people in Japan learn his name in school, but fewer are taught in detail how he died. I -
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Einstein’s Warning to Humanity: The Urban Legend Behind His Tongue-Out Photo
English Version Most people know Albert Einstein, the genius physicist behind the theory of relativity. And even if you do not know much about physics, you -
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Witch Hunts in Medieval Europe: The Real History Behind the Horror
English Version One of the real histories of mass killing in medieval Europe was the witch hunt. Most people have probably heard the term at least once, an -
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Gilles de Rais: The Hero Beside Joan of Arc Who Became a Bluebeard Legend
English Version Among the nobles who fought alongside Joan of Arc, Gilles de Rais was praised so highly for his military achievements that he was called a -
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Kudan: Japan’s Prophetic Cow-Human Yokai That Foretells Disaster
English Version Air raids, epidemics, bumper harvests, typhoons, blessed rain, the Great Kanto Earthquake, peaceful reigns, the Russo-Japanese War, World W