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Elmer McCurdy was a failed outlaw whose corpse roamed the west for decades.

What really happened to the "Mermaid Mummy" that was said to be 300 years old and "captured in the Pacific Ocean"?. The so-called mummified mermaid revered in Japan has been shown to be nothing more than a fabric made of cloth, paper, and cotton embellished with various pieces of fish.

The history of medicine is adorned with strange practices and outlandish avenues to health. Indeed, much of our understanding of medicine is relatively modern, being discovered and formulated across the last two centuries.

Nestled in the heart of the Sudanese desert, the pyramids of Meroe stand as a testament to a lost civilization, one that flourished more than two thousand years ago. These structures, which date back to the Kingdom of Kush, are some of the least well-known and least visited pyramids in the world, but they offer a unique and fascinating glimpse into the rich cultural heritage of the ancient Sudan.

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The mummy of Yuva was first discovered in 1905. Yuva was buried along with his wife, Thuya. They are considered to be the great-grandparents of King Tut. At the time of the tomb's discovery, it was thought to be the most spectacular find until King Tut's tomb was found.

Egyptian scene from an afterlife ceremony.Photo byrysp/Depositphotos.com. Archaeologists in Egypt recently discovered several mummies with gold chips shaped like a human tongue placed in their mouths.

Mummy of Ramses the GreatPhoto byAlyssa Bivins; CC-BY-SA-4.0 In 1992, scientists found drugs such as cocaine, hashish, and nicotine in some Egyptian mummies. These mummies came to be known as the "cocaine mummies."

The "Sleeping Beauty" mummyPhoto byCredit: Maria la sposo; Public Domain Image. The "Sleeping Beauty" mummy is the embalmed body of a two-year-old girl who died in 1920. Rosalio Lombardo was born in Palermo, Italy in 1918. Just one week before her second birthday, she died of pneumonia. Her grief-stricken father requested that her remains be preserved.

The Verde Salt Mine is one of the oldest mines in the United States. Anthropologists have estimated the mine has been worked for as late as 2000 years .The Spanish recorded its discovery between 1583 and 1598 AD. Upon further investigation mummy's where discovered in these mines in period attire.

Archaeologists have been uncovering mummies with gold tongues in the last year. A mummy with a gold-foil-wrapped tongue was unearthed in Alexandria, Egypt in early 2021. Two more were recently found in Minya, Egypt.