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Egypt opened a black sarcophagus filled with red sewage. ⚰️
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Creepy DiscoveriesAug 19, 2026

Egypt opened a black sarcophagus filled with red sewage. ⚰️

Egypt opened a black sarcophagus filled with red sewage. ⚰️ . . . On July 19, 2018, archaeologists lifted the lid of a roughly 2,000-year-old granite coffin in Alexandria. Inside were 3 skeletons submerged in foul-smelling reddish liquid that had leaked through a crack. The feared ancient curse turned out to smell more like a broken sewer.

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National Geographic, 2018, 'Mysterious Black Sarcophagus Opened in Egypt'

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