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Sleepy Hollow, Kazakhstan

A mysterious sleeping disease plagues inhabitants of a small village

They call it Sleepy Hollow. A small village in Kazakhstan which has succumbed to a mysterious ailment – its dwellers keep falling asleep for no apparent reason. Anyone can be affected without warning. Some blame ghosts, others – closed uranium mines located nearby. RT Doc investigates.

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