King Tut Tomb And The Great Sphinx

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These two stories about Eqyptain monumnts and aritifacts such as, King Tuts Tomb and the Great Sphinx. King Tuts Tomb is legend to be haunted. Very few people that have enter the great tomb have died in mysterious ways. One man names, Carnarvon died with no real explanation, some say it was from a mosquito bite that was cut while shaving and was infected. At the same time of his death a near by city had a black out. Back in England his dog Howled and then simple dropped dead. The Mummys curse is said to have killed.
The Great Sphinx, a very old and wonderful moument made by the Eqyptains. Covered in sand it was able to persever itself to last to our day and age. It was believed that it was colored brightly in gold and blue, but after time

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