In July 1954, a man arrived at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, by a plane flying over from Europe. The man’s passport did look authentic, but the problem was it claimed he came from a country no one had ever heard of: Taured. He even pointed to its location on the map: a small territory located between Spain and France. His passport also had stamps from many airports around the world, including previous visits to Tokyo. So, did the officers let him cross the border?

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