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Ancient Egyptian Tomb Smells of Fish, Fruit and Beeswax BalmElectric fridges ain’t got nothing on Egyptian preservation technique.An assortment of delicacies kept inside an ancient Egyptian tomb dated 3,400 years ago was found to still be smelling fragrant when it was unearthed. The jars containing the food were left inside the tomb to nourish its inhabitants, spouses Kha — an Egyptian ‘chief of works’, or an architect — and Merit, his wife. According to experts, the unidentified ancient food still bears hints of fruity aroma, which they are going to analyze to determine conclusively.The 1906 discovery of the tomb in the Deir el-Medina necropolis near Luxor remains the most complete non-royal ancient burial ever found in Egypt, revealing important information about how high-ranking individuals were treated posthumously. Image: J. La Nasa et al./J. Archaeol. Sci#EgyptianTomb #Luxor #burial #smell #fish #fruit #beeswax

Which Fruits Will Ripen After You Buy Them, and WhyWhen you shop the produce section at your local grocery, you can buy unripe avocados and let them ripen at home. Considering the short shelf life of a ripe avocado, I often buy a fairly ripe one for the kids to eat tonight, and one not yet ripe for them to eat in a couple days. But don't try that with oranges or pineapple- they can sit on your counter, but they won't get any sweeter than they already are. The image above is good reference on which fruits you can buy unripe, but why are some like that and others aren't? Minute Earth explains.

Farmers Accidentally Grew "World's Most Expensive Mango"While on a train ride to Chennai, India, farmers Sankalp and Rani Parihar met a mysterious stranger who offered them a mango sapling to plant. The couple did so, without knowing the variety of mango that it will produce.The fruit turned out to be Miyazaki Mango, one of the most expensive mangoes in the world (a box of two Miyazaki mangoes once sold for $4,500 in Japan).Words of the pricey mango growing in the couple's orchard attracted thieves, who broke in and stole some fruits last year. Now, they had to guard the trees around the clock with three security guards and nine dogs!#mango #MiyazakiMango #fruit #orchard