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86The Holy Blood of Bruges, a New Jerusalem
The Holy Blood of Christ seems to have turned medieval Bruges (in Flanders, Belgium) into a Holy City. It's what, since the 19th century, made tourism popular in Bruges. But maybe this Holy City is not as holy as it seems...
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75The Angels of Mons
In 1930, the British newspaper The Daily News had a story about angels fighting on the side of the British troops during the retreat from Mons, in August 1914...
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81The Lost Aztec Treasure
"Chicomoztoc" (or "The Seven Caves of Chicomoztoc") is the name for the mythical origin place of the Aztec people of central Mexico. There is an association of "Chicomoztoc" with certain legendary traditions...
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74Visiting Bruges-la-Morte, a medieval ghost city
One of those many timeless carriages, which are available to tourists, stopped for me. The coachman looked very, very old... but he offered me kindly a free ride. 'Sir,' I said, 'you who drives day and...
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50Mister Mystery Pop
The Dutch singer-songwriter and "alternative history investigator" Corjan de Raaf writes pop songs with a head, a tail and a mystery story in between. Until now, Corjan was probably best known as Rennes-le-Chateau researcher...
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