QuickCheck: Is it true that people used to eat Egyptian mummies?

An Egyptian mummy on display at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. - Photo courtesy of Dada (CC BY-SA 3.0)

MEDICINE has come a long way, imagine a world where we didn’t have anesthesia, insulin, or even vaccines? The world wouldn’t be the same.

Before any of us were born, reliable medicine was hard to come by. People sought out cures long before modern science, turning to plant-based remedies, mineral substances, and ritualistic practices.