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In news that will devastate every Scooby-Doo villain and History Channel intern, it turns out the infamous “Curse of King Tut ...

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Scientists find cancer-fighting properties in fungus from King Tut's tomb, offering hope for new leukemia treatments.

"Immersive King Tut" recently opened at Lighthouse ArtSpace, 108 W.Germania Place in Chicago. Visitors to the space will be immersed in the fantastic life and afterlife journey of the young ...

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King Tut, one of whose coffins is shown here in Cairo, suffered from a cleft palate and club foot, according to new tests. He likely died from complications of a leg fracture made worse by malaria.

LUXOR, Egypt — King Tut's buck-toothed face was unveiled Sunday for the first time in public — more than 3,000 years after the youngest and most famous pharaoh to rule ancient Egypt was ...