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Vanuatu islanders worshipped the Duke of Edinburgh

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Based on a wildly misinterpreted ancient legend about a pale mountain spirit, a specific tribe in Vanuatu decided that Queen Elizabeth's husband was their literal god. Prince Philip actually mailed them signed portraits to fuel this incredibly strange devotion.

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Vanuatu islanders worshipped the Duke of Edinburgh
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