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The Self-Mummified Monks of Japan

4m | 2014 | TV-PG | CC

Between the 11th and 19th centuries, monks in Japan practiced a ritual of self-mummification that some believe transported them to the higher realm of the Star Children in this clip from Season 9, "Secrets of the Mummies."

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