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TIL that Hyochang Park in South Korea was originally used as a royal cemetery. Under Japanese rule, the cemetery was turned into a golf course, leaving the graves directly in the line of play. The park now contains a museum dedicated to Kim Koo, a leader in the independence movement against Japan.

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