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TIL that a series called "Manga de Dokuha" adapts 139 classic works into manga, including Bible, Quran, Heart Sutra, Book of the Dead, Divine Comedy, Discourse on Method, The Social Contract, On the Origin of Species, The Antichrist, Theory of Relativity, Wealth of Nations, Capital, and Mein Kampf.

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