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REMASTERED – Episode 13: Off the Path

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The Curse of the Death of Casimir

Five centuries ago, archaeologists opened up the tomb of a king who died in 14 92. They found his remains but also something else: A curse. Four researchers were killed within days and many more later passed away from infection, stroke or cancer. It wasn't actually an evil curse carried out by spirits; it was biology inside the tomb. Most likely there since his rotting corpse was sealed up back in 14 92, was a fungus known as aspergillus flavus. If a person's immune system is weak enough, it can make them sick. And together with two other species of fungus in the tomb, it was a chance encounter with a deadly cocktail tod king casimir's remains

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