Archaeologists in Oxyrhynchus, Egypt have discovered 16 mummies outfitted with golden tongues. During the Roman period (29 B.C. to A.D. 641), the Egyptians put golden tongues in the mouths of some mummies believing that gold (the 'flesh of the gods') would allow them to speak… pic.twitter.com/0qQxxF2DfM

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