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Octafish

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3. Fascinating!

Reply to WhiteTara (Original post)

Thu Jun 2, 2016, 01:00 PM

Jun 2016

"The dagger was not the only relic in King Tut’s possession that was rare and unusual; he also possessed a scarab necklace made of silica glass that might have been created by the heat of a meteorite impacting the desert sand and melting it down."

SOURCE: http://www.astronomy.com/news/2016/06/king-tuts-dagger-blade-made-of-meteorite

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King Tut had a dagger made from metal of ‘extraterrestrial origin’ [View all] WhiteTara Jun 2016 OP

That's really interesting. GaYellowDawg Jun 2016 #1

I'll bet that dagger gave him incredible power WhiteTara Jun 2016 #2

The incredible power to die at 18? Kelvin Mace Jun 2016 #4

It may have killed him...who knows? lunamagica Jun 2016 #7

It came from the stars. Ned Flanders Jun 2016 #11

King Tut SCantiGOP Jun 2016 #31

He's my favorite honkey. nt awoke_in_2003 Jun 2016 #37

Don't run with an extra-terrestrial dagger! Kelvin Mace Jun 2016 #12

LOL! lunamagica Jun 2016 #34

Evidence suggests he did not recover from a broken leg. AtheistCrusader Jun 2016 #30

Damn You!!!!! Seltzer through my nose!!! nt msanthrope Jun 2016 #5

this meme has been around for a long time... Javaman Jun 2016 #18

Google is our friend caraher Jun 2016 #21

Yet another reason why the History Channel is a joke, to be honest shawn703 Jun 2016 #33

It's a meme from 4chan popular with skeptics....nt Jesus Malverde Jun 2016 #41

Fascinating! Octafish Jun 2016 #3

I think I saw this dagger years ago sulphurdunn Jun 2016 #22

I can see the Widmanstätten pattern in the metal. lagomorph777 Jun 2016 #36

Holy shit, vibranium is real! Initech Jun 2016 #6

Admantium! mac56 Jun 2016 #15

Naqahdah csziggy Jun 2016 #16

Not out of the ordinary, Mendocino Jun 2016 #8

Yeah, it's neat that Tut had one cemaphonic Jun 2016 #9

Yeah. METEORS! That's the ticket, Got the metal from a meteor. tabasco Jun 2016 #23

The Inuits deserve credit for perfecting cold forging Brother Buzz Jun 2016 #19

The whole middle east was bombarded with meteors in biblical times 1939 Jun 2016 #10

Just the middle east? jberryhill Jun 2016 #28

Seems to have been ground zero for it. 1939 Jun 2016 #38

What year? jberryhill Jun 2016 #39

Bronze Age 1939 Jun 2016 #40

And a condo made of stone-a kracer20 Jun 2016 #13

Keen Stryst Jun 2016 #14

I believe most of the heavy elements come from "outer space", from exploded stars. Enthusiast Jun 2016 #17

Anything past iron comes from an exploding star sakabatou Jun 2016 #20

It's sort of awesome when you think about it. Enthusiast Jun 2016 #35

OMG, OMG, OMG! LuckyTheDog Jun 2016 #24

Cue the Theremin. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2016 #25

Oh ... I was kind of hoping the metal was of a composition, not found on Earth! ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #26

Perhaps they looked at it from the perspective of- what falls from the sky is a gift from the Gods notadmblnd Jun 2016 #27

Very cool. Orrex Jun 2016 #29

someone's been watching Ancient Aliens redstateblues Jun 2016 #32