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Himal and Nagrai : Folklore From Kashmir

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L ONG long ago there lived a poor Brahman in Kashmir named Soda Ram. Fortune had yoked him to a wife who was ambitious and discontented. She always grumbled for lack of the many requirements of material prosperity and called her husband a foolish drone. She had a terrible tongue which was used to a devastating effect against her husband and became sharper and progressively vitriolic in that exercise. Soda Ram was sick of her and would very much have liked to get rid of her but found no way out. One day when his wife asked him to go to a not distant place to receive alms from a king, he jumped at the proposal, as that would give him a welcome respite for a few days. He left his home carrying a little food in a small wallet. Travelling some distance in the hot sun he felt tired. Luckily he came to a shady grove of trees near a spring. He put down his small bundle, took his rough meal and lay down for a little rest. Before Soda Ram resumed his journey he saw a serpent come out of the spri

5 Most Terrifying Korean Urban Legends that will give you goosebumps.

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Here are some of our favorite urban legends from Korea that may leave you feeling a bit uneasy: The Slit-Mouthed Woman It’s well-known that South Korea is typically mentioned whenever the topic of plastic surgery arises, due to the country's profitable and successful industry. So, it’s no surprise that with that would come a tale of a less-than-fortunate client.  The Legend of the Slit-Mouthed Woman began with a man who saw her on a train. At first glance, she appeared to be a normal woman wearing a surgical mask. Nothing too alarming, as it’s not uncommon to see others amongst the streets in South Korea wearing a mask due to sickness or the cold. But when she spoke to him, that’s when things began to get strange. She asked if he thought she was pretty. Confused, he stayed silent. So she asked again,  “Do you think I’m pretty?” This time, he tells her yes.  At that moment, she removed the mask to reveal a large gash across her mouth that stretched from ear to ear. “Do you think I’m

4 Most Terrifying Turkish Urban Legends.

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If you think Japanese Urban Legends Are Scary, Then Check Out These 4 Turkish Urban Legends. Hırtık Hırtık’s upper part is human, the bottom part is animal-shaped, covered with body hair, . It is considered to have lived in Akarsular (a place in Elazığ region, especially in Euphrates River). These regions are also called tea grit. The Hırtlık and goes to a human form. This creature chooses to attack a group, like a family. He kidnaps the youngest member with a sack and takes them to the forests . Then he drowns the youngest member, then eats the drowned body. Kamos There are 2 versions of this creature . The first one looks looks like a giant . The other version of this myth, it says it is as short as a dwarf. •In the first version , Kamos appears in shadows and chokes the victim with his thumb finger. • In the second version , Kamos is rather small and it is believed that he chokes people by sitting on their neck. Karakura At first you might think that this creature is a goat because

Robert The Doll. Story Behind World's Most Terrifying Doll.

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Old-timey dolls can be creepy, but Robert the Doll might be the creepiest. For one, he’s life-sized and dressed in an actual child’s clothing. For another, his eyes are vacant-looking black beads, and his cheeks are pocked with holes. For another, the dog on his lap has big, bulging eyes, and a long tongue hanging maniacally out of its mouth. Also, Robert can supposedly move on his own, follow you with his creepy eyes, audibly giggle, and wreak havoc on your life if you disrespect him. That last part is probably the creepiest. Robert The Doll’s Origins Robert the Doll was once shiny and new. In 1904, he was manufactured by the Steiff Company, whose namesake, Richard Steiff, created one of the first teddy bears. The company claimed that Robert was never intended to be a toy; instead, he was manufactured as a mannequin for a window display. The story of Robert the Doll really begins before he even was a doll, as how he ended up being sold as a toy remains a mystery. Also up for debate is

25 Amazing Facts about gaming.

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Video games engulf our very core with gameplay that mystifies us, stories that thrill and amaze us and characters that live forever in our memory. There are so many small hidden stories and facts behind all the games that we have enjoyed and cherished. Let’s look at some of them: The game Sonic Hedgehog has inspired a gene in the human body called  SHH  (sonic Hedgehog). It is responsible for ensuring all our limbs and organs grow where they are supposed to In Pokemon Red & Blue, the three renowned birds Arcticuno, Zapdos and Moltres actually means “One Two Three” in Spanish! Artic-UNO, Zap-DOS, Mol-TRES as spelled in Spanish. So everybody thought that the video games are actually useless! Here the answer: Studies indicate that surgeons who regularly play video games make 37% fewer mistakes and operate 27% faster than their peers.  Source All you people out there who have been often ridiculed for playing too many video games, now it’s to time to answer all your critics. Studies hav

7 Terrifying Japanese Urban Legends That Are Based on True Stories.

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A haunted village in  Kyushu , a doll possessed by a girl’s spirit in  Hokkaido —these may sound like Japanese Horror movies, but they’re real-life stories based on actual events. Not only that, you can go and visit the origin of many of these creepy stories for yourself, if you dare. While Japan’s  yurei  and  yokai  (ghosts and mythological spirits) are based on old superstition, the following stories are more than real. All we have to say is, whatever you do, don’t open the portal to Tomino’s Hell—no matter how tempting it may be. Some stories are better left on paper, without a second chapter. Here are seven Japanese urban legends that are totally based on reality to tell in the dark this  Halloween . The lawless Inunaki Village If you stumble upon the entrance to Inunaki Village, you will be greeted by signs to stay away, warning “the constitution and laws of Japan do not apply here.” Sitting in the countryside of  Kyushu’s Fukuoka Prefecture , this abandoned village is only acces