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Often depicted with a scorpion on her crown, she was known for healing their venomous bites. Muhammad Ismail Khaled, the Secretary General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, thinks the ...

Ancient Egypt had no shortage of venomous critters. One of the most notorious denizens is the fat-tail scorpion, which is so deadly that its victims can die within an hour of being stung.

The Scorpion King wasn't just a big screen action hero played by The Rock, he was an Egyptian king. Patrick McGovern, the author of "Ancient Brews: Rediscovered and Re-Created," reveals what he ...