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  2. Japanese Paleolithic hoax - Wikipedia

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    The newspaper later confronted Fujimura with the video, and he was forced to confess his fraud. The Mainichi Shinbun exposé concerned just the Kamitakamori site near Tsukidate, Miyagi Prefecture , and the Sōshin Fudōzaka site in Hokkaidō, but news of the hoax led to reappraisals at all the sites where Fujimura had worked.

  3. Jamu, an Ancient Indonesian Tonic With Turmeric and Ginger ...

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    Shanley Alya Suganda is a third-generation jamu maker and founder of Djamu, a New York City-based company launched in 2021 to preserve the traditions of the herbal tonic.

  4. Oiran - Wikipedia

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    Compared to yūjo, whose primary attraction was the sexual services they offered, oiran, and particularly tayū, were first and foremost entertainers.In order to become an oiran, a woman first had to be educated in a range of skills from a relatively young age, including sadō (Japanese tea ceremony), ikebana (flower arranging) and calligraphy.

  5. Snake oil - Wikipedia

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    Clark Stanley's Snake Oil. Snake oil is a term used to describe deceptive marketing, health care fraud, or a scam.Similarly, snake oil salesman is a common label used to describe someone who sells, promotes, or is a general proponent of some valueless or fraudulent cure, remedy, or solution. [1]

  6. Elixir of life - Wikipedia

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    The ancient Chinese believed that ingesting long-lasting mineral substances such as jade, cinnabar, or hematite would confer some of that longevity on the person who consumed them. [3] Gold was considered particularly potent, as it was a non-tarnishing precious metal; the idea of potable or drinkable gold is found in China by the end of the ...

  7. Honey, the popular browser extension promoted by ... - AOL

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    Honey, a popular browser extension owned by PayPal, is the target of one YouTuber's investigation that was widely shared over the weekend—over 6 million views in just two days. The 23-minute ...

  8. Hinin - Wikipedia

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    Hinin and Eta (穢多, えた) consisted of the lowest social classes in ancient Japan, but were not considered part of the social hierarchy. Hinin were forced to do "polluting" activities such as begging, street performing, and burying the bodies of people who had been executed.

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