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A museum in Sydney Australia was surprised to find that a coffin they’d thought was empty for 150 years, actually held a mummy! The 2500 year old sarcophagus had been donated saying it had mixed debris in it. The skull is filled with resin, similar to King Tut’s skull, so Egyptologists are excited to study it!
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Egypt is building the largest solar park in the world. The Benban Solar Park will cover 14 square miles and should generate 20% of the country’s energy when it’s finished in 2019. Egypt wants to cut back on using expensive and polluting fossil fuels. They are doing their part to fight global warming.
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Archaeologists have discovered a cemetery in Egypt that’s been untouched for 2000 years. The necropolis dates to the Ptolemaic dynasty and contains at least 8 tombs. One tomb belongs to a high priest of Thoth, the Egyptian god of wisdom, writing, and the moon. 1000 figurines and 40 sarcophogi containing mummies have been unearthed so far!
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Fossils from the Late Cretaceous period 100 to 66 million years ago are rarely found in Egypt. But a big one was just uncovered in the Sahara Desert! Mansourasaurus was a plant-eating sauropod with a long tail, long neck, and bony plates embedded in its skin. It is part of the Titanosauria group of sauropods.
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The Great Pyramid of Giza was built by Egyptians 4500 years ago. It is remarkably close to perfection, especially considering the lack of precision instruments available today. But somebody messed up! Researchers discovered the west side is about 5 inches too long. Luckily, 5 inches out of 9070 is hardly noticeable.
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Researchers have some new conclusions about the Hypatia stone, a pebble-sized meteorite found in Egypt. They knew the fragment it did not come from Earth or any known comets or meteorites in our solar system. Now they believe the materials in the Hypatia stone predate the Sun!
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Today is National Date Nut Bread Day! Dates are an excellent source of potassium and have been harvested for over 6000 years going back to Mesopotamia and prehistoric Egypt. Nuts are a good source of many vitamins and minerals and can lower cholesterol. Eat some date nut bread and say it’s for your health!
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