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A poem that causes tragic accidents if read aloud, a severed head flying across the country, and a decades long baseball losing streak?! Let’s get into some silly and spooky curses that could befall upon you in Japan if you’re not careful. Got questions or want to share your story? Send us an email at [email protected]: Frankie - @franklinthewoman on all platformsWords mentioned/useful words:心霊スポット shinrei supotto神隠し kamikakushi - mysterious disappearance, spirited away 首塚 kubizuka - burial mound for severed headsReferences/sources:https://www.mlb.com/news/the-japanese-team-cursed-by-colonel-sandersThey won the series again in 2023https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20231106/p2a/00m/0na/014000cAfter life of curses, miracles, Colonel Sanders statue laid to resthttps://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15204594https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/japans-inunaki-village-the-place-from-where-no-one-has-ever-returned/articleshow/118607780.cmshttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/taira-no-masakados-gravehttps://www.tokyoweekender.com/art_and_culture/history/tokyo-was-built-atop-the-head-of-a-decapitated-god/https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Tomino%27s_Hellhttps://www.reddit.com/r/HorrorReviewed/comments/7za58n/tominos_hell_by_yomota_inuhiko_1919_poem/Time stamps00:00 hi01:23 Colonel Sanders07:49 Inunaki Tunnel13:04 cursed poem17:54 Taira no Masakado's Grave 23:06 cursed Kleenex commercial24:15 cursed island in Fukui 28:39 Mount Fuji curse