Did pharaoh’s curse’ cause Suez blockade?
And other stories from the stranger side of life
A “curse of the pharaohs” led to the blocking of the Suez Canal, according to amateur online archaeologists. As Egypt prepares for a festival which will involve the transfer of 22 royal mummies to the nation’s new museum, social media users have shared an inscription allegedly written on the tomb of Tutankhamun, which reads: “Death will come on quick wings for those who disturb the king's peace.”
School bans the mullet hairstyle
A private boys school in Australia has banned the mullet after ruling that the hairstyle is “not acceptable”. In a recent newsletter, Trinity College in Perth announced that hairstyles should be “of a conservative nature,” adding: “Students are not permitted to have mullets, rat tails, top knots, mohawks, extra-long fringes, or any other non-conventional style cuts.”
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