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A 3,000 year old mystery is finally solved: Tutankhamun died in a hunting accident
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10-22-2007 1:27 AM
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tutankhamun
jatfla
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As good a speculation as has come along. He's still fascinating.
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10-22-2007
12:16 PM
bignosemousie
Always wear your seatbelts, kids.
10-22-2007
4:19 PM
invictus
lol, Mousie
10-23-2007
7:21 PM
farmertan
Huh. We'll still have fun around here saying, "Ay (I) killed Tut."
It seems obvious that there was a lot of grieving over his death, whatever the circumstance.
12-17-2007
8:19 PM
Jorjor
He was killed while hunting with Dick Cheney - who owns a time machine.
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