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March 6, 2012

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2012,Niclas Sarkozy, the President of France announced a plan to cut immigration to France by at least 50%. He explained that if the French people would just be rude to tourists, especially Americans, Australians, English and the Japanese, then the word would get out and people would want to … Continue reading

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October 13, 1988

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1988, the Shroud of Turin was shown by carbon-dating tests to be a fake from the Middle Ages. It was first ‘uncovered’ in 1357 in Western Europe (France) as a means to encourage pilgrims (tourist) to come and see it and spend their money on hotels, food, souvenirs, and … Continue reading

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