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Vladimir Lenin – The communist leader at rest
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin is known as the first head of USSR or Soviet Union. Even after the collapse of the Soviet Union, his perfectly preserved body still lives on and displayed at the Lenin Mausoleum. Ironically, neither Lenin nor his widow wanted his body to be preserved, let alone be gaped at by visitors and [...]
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Posted in Mummy | No Comments »Lady of Dai – Preserved Chinese Mummy
Xin Zhui, the Lady of Dai was buried for 2,000 years before her tomb was discovered in 1971 near the city of Changsa. The workers who found her was so surprised to see perfectly preserved body. An autopsy was conducted on her body. The findings mentioned that her skin is still supple and her hair [...]
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Posted in Mummy | No Comments »Ferdinand Marcos – The Unburied Dictator
Former Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos was driven out of the country in 1986 EDSA Revolution. He was already weakened and in fragile state due to Lupus when he left for exile in Hawaii. After 3 years of exile, the once fierce dictator succumbs to the Lupus complications in 1989. His wife Imelda Marcos was determined [...]
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Posted in Mummy | 4 Comments »The Yokai – Mythical creatures of Japan
Mythical creatures of Japan folklore never fails to fascinate me. I used to browse at the asian section of the library and browse through the Ukiyo-e Japanese woodprints books. I wish that Japanese would make more folklore based horror films instead of the generic cheesy shock films. Here are the list of Japanese ghosts and [...]
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