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If you can’t make it to Egypt, head to Washington, D.C., where “Tutankhamun: His Tomb and His Treasures” puts visitors inside the artifact-stuffed rooms of King Tut’s tomb. It’s been a ...

More than almost any other ancient ruler, facts about King Tut, the boy who led ... on a line descended from the gods? How did he live? And how did he die? Trump releases classified files on ...