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The Mysterious Life and Death of King Tut
TLDR King Tut, the famous Egyptian pharaoh, lived a fascinating life filled with chariot racing, hunting, and a controversial marriage. His cause of death remains a mystery, with theories ranging from war wounds to a chariot accident or murder. While rumors of a curse on his tomb spread, there is no scientific evidence to support this claim, although exposure to bacteria and mold trapped inside ancient tombs like King Tut's could potentially lead to illness.
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King Tut was an avid chariot racer, an ostrich hunter, married his sister, had two babies that died prematurely, and may have been clubfooted.
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King Tut had a weird shaped head, theories about his cause of death include war wounds, a chariot accident, murder, or poisoning, and a recent CT scan revealed that he had a severely impacted wisdom tooth, a weird shaped skull, and no sternum or ribcage.
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King Tut's cause of death is still a mystery, but it is believed that he may have died from a compound fracture that became infected, possibly from a chariot accident or battle injury, and his tomb, which contained vast riches, was the first and only royal tomb found intact.
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The curse on King Tut's tomb supposedly befell a large number of people who were either present when the tomb was breached or were connected to those who were there, including Lord Carnarvon, the financier behind the operation, who died two months after the opening of the tomb due to a blood disease from infection caused by a mosquito bite.
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The rumors of a curse on King Tut's tomb spread due to a lack of readily available information, and may have originated from a tale about King Tut's father-in-law and a short story by Louisa May Alcott.
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The notion of a curse on King Tut's tomb was fueled by inscriptions on the tomb and the fascination with death during the time, but there is no scientific evidence to support the curse.
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The opening of King Tut's tomb was found by accident and there is no scientific evidence to support the curse, but it is possible that people who were exposed to the tomb may have died younger due to bacteria and mold trapped inside.
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Exposure to bacteria and mold trapped inside ancient tombs, such as King Tut's, could potentially lead to infections and illness.
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Exposure to toxic fumes and dangerous mold in ancient tombs like King Tut's could contribute to illness, but it is unlikely that it was a result of a curse.
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