Mummified With an Erection

This entry isn't included since we think it makes for a cheap laugh. Well, maybe a little, but mostly it offers an intriguing look at how much religious conservatism influenced Tutankhamun's life and the unexpected ways it did so. He wasn't embalmed in a manner that caused his member to protrude at a 90-degree angle from his torso in honor of his virility specifically; rather, it was done to mimic the mythological killing of Osiris, the god of death, by his brother Seth. It purportedly made him more close to the gods, whom he had spent a significant portion of his reign working to restore to their rightful place, in death.

As Howard Carter put it, his skin had been given "a black shiny coating" to more closely resemble depictions of Osiris, and his heart had been taken out of his body. The penis was broken off, which was understandable given how roughly the body was removed from the sarcophagus, and for a while there were speculations that it had been taken.