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"Analyzing mummified brain tissue from two men who died at the hospital in the seventeenth century, they found evidence of coca use—the earliest ever detected o
by Beijinger 2y ago
"Analyzing mummified brain tissue from two men who died at the hospital in the seventeenth century, they found evidence of coca use—the earliest ever detected outside of South America. "
There is at least one person who disagrees: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henut_Taui https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henut_Taui
- dr_dshiv 2y agoCocaine in Egyptian mummies??
- doubled112 2y agoI’m not usually one to split hairs, but that Wikipedia page says “on” and not “in”. Had they found the cocaine in the mummies, I suspect there would be less reason to suspect contamination after they were dug up.
- lagniappe 2y agoOne does not simply waste it without tasting it
- tessierashpool9 2y agoegyptian mummies in the 17th century? o.0
- lazide 2y agoI guess strippers were in shorter supply at the time?