Snopes Daily Debunker - The Mummy's Curse

The Mummy's Curse On this day in 1912, the “unsinkable” RMS Titanic went down in the North Atlantic Ocean after its hull was pierced in a collision with an iceberg. As the years passed, a more supernatural explanation for the catastrophe gained a toehold in popular culture: Unbeknownst to its crew and passengers, the ship was carrying a “cursed” Egyptian mummy in its hold. Is it true that the cursed, mummified remains of the “Princess of Amen-Ra” were aboard the Titanic when it sank? Snopes.com’s David Mikkelson investigates. Read more

 

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