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Mirror, Mirror in the Tomb
Hollywood seems to believe that ancient people illuminated building interiors with multiple mirrors—but is it true?
Rick O’Connell (Brendan Fraser) and Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) resurrect a 3,000-yearold curse in an Egyptian Tomb in The Mummy. [1999 Universal Studios / Getty Images]
Sometimes an academic joke or deliberately over-the-top speculation can take on a pseudoscientific life of its own.
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