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[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The sheer amount of mummies they have on display at the British Museum genuinely made me uncomfortable. Walking through those exhibits, the main thought in my head was just "hey, you guys think you should put some of these back?"

[–] spinelessorange@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

Fun fact, that's what's left after the Victorian fad of eating mummies. Wiki link

[–] Nacktmull@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago

Fun fact, I once got permabanned on r/artefactporn for saying they should.