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Tutankhamun health issues part 3

Tutankhamun’s DNA was tested. Scholars thought he had some genetic diseases due to inbreeding. Some felt he had Marfan syndrome just like Akhenaton, his father.

Tutankhamun health issues part 2

What if I told you that Tutankhamun had a club foot most likely due to inbreeding? However, he is depicted in art walking well and keeping his balance well. He is depicted also hunting well and throwing a harpoon.

Meteora monasteries Quick Facts

Meteora is a unique area in Greece, full of impressive, massive rock formations. These rocks were formed millions of years ago. Over time, they were further shaped by the wind, rain, and other natural phenomena.

How Hurrem Sultan changed the Ottoman Empire

Hurrem Sultan or Hürrem Sultan (1502 – 1558), also known as Roxelana (Ukrainian ‘the Ruthenian one,’) was the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent’s chief consort.

Why Genghis Khan’s tomb can’t be found?

Genghis Khan was the iconic ruler of the Mongol Empire which at its peak was larger than half of the known world at that time.

Who created the crop circles?

The crop circles are geometrical pattern drawings done mostly in England and close to Stonehenge in the last 50 years. They were always discovered in the mornings and close to roads in crop fields in England.

Where is Dracula’s Grave?

The place of Dracula’s or Vlad the Impaler’s burial is unknown. According to popular tradition, Vlad Țepeș was buried in the Monastery of Snagov. However, scholars carried out excavations in 1933 and found no tomb below the supposed “unmarked tombstone” of Vlad in the monastery of Snagov.

Kailasa Temple Quick Facts

Did you know about the Kailasa Temple of Ellora, India?

Kailasa Temple is the World’s Largest Monolithic Structure. It is dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is Carved from Top to Bottom out of a single volcanic basaltic rock, through vertical excavation.

Machu Picchu Quick Facts

What if I told you that Machu Picchu is considered an engineering feat? Machu Picchu was built by Inca Pachacuti. Machu Picchu was abandoned after the Spanish Invasion for unknown reasons.

The Historic City of Ayutthaya

The Historic City of Ayutthaya, founded in 1350, was the second capital of the Siamese Kingdom which was later renamed Thailand. It flourished from the 14th to the 18th centuries, during which time it grew to be one of the world’s largest and most cosmopolitan urban areas and a center of global diplomacy and commerce.