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X-Rays Reveal Secrets: Mummy X-Rays

How do scientists study mummies today without unwrapping the linen bandages that protect them and ruining them? They use modern technology and X-ray machines, just like the ones in hospitals! When they place the mummy inside the magic machine, they can see the king's bones, his teeth, and even the golden jewelry and magical amulets hidden under the cloth without ever touching them. Thanks to these machines, scientists discovered that some kings loved eating sweets a lot because their teeth were worn out!

If you had magic X-ray glasses that let you see inside closed boxes, which box would you look inside first?

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