Scientists in Cairo are carrying out DNA tests on King Tut and two tiny fetuses. These tests will determine whether or not the fetuses are King Tut's babies.
King Tutankhamun's parental tests are part of a larger DNA testing program. The program will help to link hundreds of mummies and unravel dozens of Egyptian mysteries.
And you thought Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's babies were a big deal!
The two fetuses, five and seven months old, were discovered in King Tut's Luxor tomb in 1922.
BTW, recreated King Tut images shown are from National Geographic's special on 'King Tut's New Face'
DNA Testing on Mummies
King Tut May Have Babies
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