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Improving their carbon footprint at the same time, converting their power plants to crematoriums. Greta is happy.

19th century Egyptians likewise, used mummies to fuel their steam trains when coal was unavailable.


15 posted on 02/29/2020 9:19:11 PM PST by Doctor DNA (retired)
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Mummie dust was sold in the USA as a cure all for every disease.


20 posted on 02/29/2020 10:39:06 PM PST by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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19th century Egyptians likewise, used mummies...”

I’d come to that factoid through Mark Twain who, I suspected, invented it to set up this line: ENGINEER (to Tender): “Send me up another king. These plebians don’t burn worth a damn.” So, it was actually done? Man, that’s a lot of mummies.


22 posted on 03/01/2020 5:43:49 AM PST by TalBlack
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