Feuding Korean clans end 400-year fight over graves


	Feuding Korean clans end 400-year fight over graves

Deepti

12-25-2007 12:57 AM

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culture, korea, clans, feud

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12-25-2007 6:15 AM

righthand

Great clip for the season.

12-26-2007 1:18 PM

Erik Schiegg

It seems, that they found some homo sapiens sapiens on planet earth. Fine.

12-26-2007 6:25 PM

syncopath

better late than never ..

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