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MUMMIES Don't worry about becoming a victim of the "mummy's curse." There's no such thing! A mummy is nothing more than a preserved body. Before an ancient Egyptian body was mummified, dental work was often done on the teeth! Mummified pets were often buried with ancient Egyptians in their tombs! Mummies were buried underground, standing stiffly upright, by the Chinchorro Indians of South America! Mummies found in the peat bogs of Denmark were offerings to the gods. Ground-up mummies were used as medicine in medieval times! Mummy unwrapping was suppertime entertainment in the 19th-century England! Learn all about mummies and why people made them. Maybe one day you'll have a chance to see one!