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Mummies' Day - Ep 136

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This week, Anna and Amber celebrate some of the lesser-known mummies of the world. Amber shares her hometown mummies, while Anna spins the stories of a smoke-dried philosopher, a legendary Lama, and...a winery? Plus, one Egyptian mummy thrown in for good measure.

Links

  • Jeremy Bentham (Crime Museum)
  • English Philosopher’s Dressed-Up Skeleton Goes on View in New Glass Display (Smithsonian)
  • Jeremy Bentham's Auto-Icon (Atlas Obscura)
  • Jeremy Bentham’s Head Is Coming Out of Its Box and Under the Microscope (Atlas Obscura)
  • Nightmarish mummies attracting curious to rural Philippi (West Virginia Explorer)
  • Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
  • The Mystery Behind Russia's Buddhist "Miracle" (The Culture Trip)
  • Ivolginsky Datsan (Atlas Obscura)
  • Summum Pyramid (Atlas Obscura)
  • First-known pregnant mummy discovered (Live Science)

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