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<blockquote data-quote="Angelhoney" data-source="post: 135522" data-attributes="member: 7713"><p><span style="color: #99ffff">On what appeared to be a normal day in 1954, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasian" target="_blank">Caucasian</a>-looking man dressed in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_suit" target="_blank">business suit</a> arrived at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_International_Airport" target="_blank">Tokyo International Airport</a>.<a href="http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-weekinweird-1" target="_blank">[1]</a>When the unidentified man handed over his passport to be stamped, he was immediately taken away for interrogation about his nationality. He spoke <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language" target="_blank">French</a> as his native tongue, but was also fluent in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_language" target="_blank">Japanese</a>.<a href="http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-theghostinmymachine-2" target="_blank">[2]</a>While his passport appeared to be authentic, it was issued by the non-existing country of "Taured".<a href="http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-weekinweird-1" target="_blank">[1]</a> Confused, the airport interrogators asked the man to locate the whereabouts of his country on a world map. He immediately pointed at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Andorra" target="_blank">Principality of Andorra</a>, a tiny European country nestled between the borders of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" target="_blank">Spain</a>.<a href="http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-weekinweird-1" target="_blank">[1]</a> The man insisted he had never heard of a country by that name and that "Taured" had existed for more than a thousand years.<a href="http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-Listverse-3" target="_blank">[3]</a><a href="http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-wackywednesday-4" target="_blank">[4]</a> He further explained he was in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" target="_blank">Japan</a> on business, something he had been doing the past few years.<a href="http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-wackywednesday-4" target="_blank">[4]</a> Bizarrely, his passport was covered in customs and visa stamps, confirming earlier visits to Japan and other European nations.<a href="http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-weekinweird-1" target="_blank">[1]</a> He also carried legal <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro" target="_blank">European currency</a> with him.<a href="http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-weekinweird-1" target="_blank">[1]</a> Things were further complicated when the man presented a drivers license and a checkbook, both issued to him by "Taured".<a href="http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-wackywednesday-4" target="_blank">[4]</a></span></p><p><span style="color: #99ffff"></span></p><p><span style="color: #99ffff">Uncertain what to do, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo" target="_blank">Tokyo</a> airport officials decided to temporarily keep the man in a nearby hotel until a final decision could be reached.<a href="http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-weekinweird-1" target="_blank">[1]</a> Two immigration officers stood guard outside the door until the next morning.<a href="http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-wackywednesday-4" target="_blank">[4]</a>That day, it was discovered that the mysterious man had completely vanished without a trace from his hotel room, a fact which troubled the immigration officers as the only exit (besides the door) was a window with no ledge, located fifteen stories above a busy street.<a href="http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-weekinweird-1" target="_blank">[1]</a><a href="http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-Listverse-3" target="_blank">[3]</a> The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Metropolitan_Police_Department" target="_blank">Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department</a> launched a thorough search for the man, but he was never seen again.<a href="http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-wackywednesday-4" target="_blank">[4]</a><a href="http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-Listverse-3" target="_blank">[3]</a></span></p><p><span style="color: #99ffff"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Angelhoney, post: 135522, member: 7713"] [COLOR=#99ffff]On what appeared to be a normal day in 1954, a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasian']Caucasian[/URL]-looking man dressed in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_suit']business suit[/URL] arrived at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_International_Airport']Tokyo International Airport[/URL].[URL='http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-weekinweird-1'][1][/URL]When the unidentified man handed over his passport to be stamped, he was immediately taken away for interrogation about his nationality. He spoke [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language']French[/URL] as his native tongue, but was also fluent in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_language']Japanese[/URL].[URL='http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-theghostinmymachine-2'][2][/URL]While his passport appeared to be authentic, it was issued by the non-existing country of "Taured".[URL='http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-weekinweird-1'][1][/URL] Confused, the airport interrogators asked the man to locate the whereabouts of his country on a world map. He immediately pointed at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Andorra']Principality of Andorra[/URL], a tiny European country nestled between the borders of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain']Spain[/URL].[URL='http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-weekinweird-1'][1][/URL] The man insisted he had never heard of a country by that name and that "Taured" had existed for more than a thousand years.[URL='http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-Listverse-3'][3][/URL][URL='http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-wackywednesday-4'][4][/URL] He further explained he was in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan']Japan[/URL] on business, something he had been doing the past few years.[URL='http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-wackywednesday-4'][4][/URL] Bizarrely, his passport was covered in customs and visa stamps, confirming earlier visits to Japan and other European nations.[URL='http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-weekinweird-1'][1][/URL] He also carried legal [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro']European currency[/URL] with him.[URL='http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-weekinweird-1'][1][/URL] Things were further complicated when the man presented a drivers license and a checkbook, both issued to him by "Taured".[URL='http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-wackywednesday-4'][4][/URL] Uncertain what to do, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo']Tokyo[/URL] airport officials decided to temporarily keep the man in a nearby hotel until a final decision could be reached.[URL='http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-weekinweird-1'][1][/URL] Two immigration officers stood guard outside the door until the next morning.[URL='http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-wackywednesday-4'][4][/URL]That day, it was discovered that the mysterious man had completely vanished without a trace from his hotel room, a fact which troubled the immigration officers as the only exit (besides the door) was a window with no ledge, located fifteen stories above a busy street.[URL='http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-weekinweird-1'][1][/URL][URL='http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-Listverse-3'][3][/URL] The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Metropolitan_Police_Department']Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department[/URL] launched a thorough search for the man, but he was never seen again.[URL='http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-wackywednesday-4'][4][/URL][URL='http://deletedwikipedia.gawker-labs.com/wiki/Taured_mystery#cite_note-Listverse-3'][3][/URL] [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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