Message #243443

[Valerie]

Or having the most horrific orgasms known to man.

If the jaw isn't strapped shut when a body is mummified, it naturally falls open during the process of decay, leaving a permanent "scream." Most modern burial practices account for this -- the ghost of Jacob Marley, Scrooge's business partner in A Christmas Carol, is always shown with that weird headband/chinstrap for precisely this reason. But not all cultures take closing the jaw into account, or sometimes the knots tying the mouth shut just slip. That's why, since Unknown Man E, there have been several more "screaming" mummies found in various digs all around the world.

Read more: The 7 Most Terrifying Archaeological Discoveries | Cracked.com http://www.cracked.com/article_19837_the-7-most-terrifying-archaeological-discoveries.html#ixzz1y5hhsr7l