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The Mystery of Mummies (Dr. Bob Brier, Ancient Egypt)

Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

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The Ancient Egyptians Mummified a Human Cadaver

"I mummified a human cadaver to try to fill in the gaps of how the ancient Egyptians did it. And I think something really amazing here that I know is going to be of great interest to the little boys in the audience," he says. "We packed it in Natron for like 35 days that corresponded with 40 days of the inner job." He then inverted the cadaver and it ran out through the nose, kind of like a strawberry milk drink.

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