TIL that Egyptian mummies were stolen and sold in Europe as medicine. As late as 1924, Merck listed “Mumia vera aegyptica” at 12 gold marks per kilogram, which is about $500 per kilogram in today’...
TIL that Egyptian mummies were stolen and sold in Europe as medicine. As late as 1924, Merck listed “Mumia vera aegyptica” at 12 gold marks per kilogram, which is about $500 per kilogram in today’...
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Original Title: TIL that Egyptian mummies were stolen and sold in Europe as medicine. As late as 1924, Merck listed “Mumia vera aegyptica” at 12 gold marks per kilogram, which is about $500 per kilogram in today’s money.