Friday, February 19, 2010

He's My Favorite Honkey

It was no picnic to be ancient Egypt's boy king.

A new study reveals that ancient Egypt's best known pharaoh, Tutankhamen, was born with a clubfoot, a cleft palate and a severe bone disease. Researchers say he probably spent much of his life in pain before dying at 19 from the combined effects of malaria and a broken leg.

Audio: NPR's All Things Considered 2/16.10, Reporter: Jon Hamilton.

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