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  2. Discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun - Wikipedia

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    They built trestles to suspend the conjoined coffins upside-down, then placed paraffin lamps underneath to raise the temperature to 500 °C (932 °F), shielding the coffins from the heat using wet blankets and plates of zinc. Once the coffins were pulled apart, the remaining resin was cleared away with solvents. [176] [177]

  3. Hoda Kotb - Wikipedia

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    2. Hoda Kotb (/ ˈhoʊdə ˈkɒtbiː / HOH-də KOT-bee; [1][note 1] born August 9, 1964) [2] is an American broadcast journalist, television personality, and author. She is a main co-anchor of the NBC News morning show Today and co-host of its entertainment-focused fourth hour. Kotb formerly served as a correspondent for the television news ...

  4. Viewing (funeral) - Wikipedia

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    Viewing (funeral) In death customs, a viewing (sometimes referred to as reviewal, calling hours, funeral visitation in the United States and Canada) is the time that family and friends come to see the deceased before the funeral, once the body has been prepared by a funeral home. [1] It is generally recommended (although not necessary) that a ...

  5. DRAG-U-LA - Wikipedia

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    The fiberglass body of DRAG-U-LA was built from a coffin that Richard "Korky" Korkes, Barris's project engineer, was able to purchase from a funeral home in North Hollywood. Korkes said in 2013 that it was illegal to sell a coffin without a death certificate, so he made a deal with the funeral director to pay in cash and have the coffin left ...

  6. Ancient family’s tomb uncovered after 1,800 years in China ...

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    The wooden coffins were left in the graves but very few artifacts remained. The third ancient tomb, however, was well-preserved and relatively untouched, the institute said. A photo shows this ...

  7. Today (American TV program) - Wikipedia

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    Today (also called The Today Show) is an American morning television show that airs weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was the first of its genre on American television and in the world, and after 72 years of broadcasting it is fifth on the list of longest-running United States television ...

  8. This is TODAY: Everything you need to know about the iconic ...

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    NBC’s TODAY is a news program that informs, entertains, inspires and sets the agenda each morning for Americans, starting at 7 a.m. Want to know more about hosts Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Al ...

  9. Hanging coffins - Wikipedia

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    Hanging coffins in China are known in Mandarin as xuanguan (simplified Chinese: 悬 棺; traditional Chinese: 懸 棺; pinyin: xuán guān) which also means "hanging coffin". They are an ancient funeral custom of some ethnic minorities. The most famous hanging coffins are those which were made by the Bo people (now extinct) of Sichuan and Yunnan.