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Debunked: King Tut’s Curse
Regardless, though, a 2002 study published in the British Medical Journal finally debunked the long-held rumors of King Tut’s Curse.
There, researchers analyzed the ages of the twenty-five people who were supposedly exposed to the curse and ultimately found no significant difference between their survival rates as compared to people who never disturbed the Pharaoh’s tomb.
“There was no significant association between exposure to the mummy’s curse and survival, and thus no evidence to support the existence of a mummy’s curse,” the study concluded.
King Tut Lives On
Despite the scientific evidence pointing to no existence of a curse, though, Halloween folklore and fanatics have kept this legend alive. It survived in pop culture for nearly eighty years prior– giving way to countless television series, movies, and books that continue to thrive today.
So anyway, if you are still considering dressing up as a mummy this Halloween, do not let the debunked myth foil your plan. After all, you can still make a wickedly frightening costume with some cloth, tape, and a bit of creativity.
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