<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/9b3e888a-531f-4bb0-b78c-f74b2a6328c7/110A6B23-E333-47BC-BF24-1E838787998D/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://atlasobscura.com/blog/mummy-madness" href="http://atlasobscura.com/blog/mummy-madness" style="font-size: 11px;">atlasobscura.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://atlasobscura.com/blog/mummy-madness"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/atlasobscura.com/img/E494E17A-B1E4-401F-AC9C-6312E86837AE" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://atlasobscura.com/blog/mummy-madness"><H4>1. Jeremy Bentham's Auto-Icon</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://atlasobscura.com/blog/mummy-madness"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/atlasobscura.com/img/2F7AD020-AB9E-456E-A933-5F335F930609" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://atlasobscura.com/blog/mummy-madness"><H4>2.Museo de las Momias de Guanajuato </H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://atlasobscura.com/blog/mummy-madness"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/atlasobscura.com/img/8AE364D2-B289-4043-BA9B-8E7FC7F81B40" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://atlasobscura.com/blog/mummy-madness"><H4>3. Lenin's Mummy</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://atlasobscura.com/blog/mummy-madness"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/atlasobscura.com/img/44447C6F-C9E6-4B0D-B470-9D612F810109" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://atlasobscura.com/blog/mummy-madness"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/atlasobscura.com/img/9E083310-60B9-4F8B-AC2B-BBFB7FA68C97" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://atlasobscura.com/blog/mummy-madness"><H4>4. 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Capuchin Monastery Crypt, Sicily</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://atlasobscura.com/blog/mummy-madness"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/atlasobscura.com/img/CE6A944A-09C8-4981-B5C2-A56CB4DC9C99" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://atlasobscura.com/blog/mummy-madness"><H4>6. Sokushinbutsu, the mummified monks of Japan</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://atlasobscura.com/blog/mummy-madness"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/atlasobscura.com/img/8168570D-50E5-43F6-8A72-BE696367AD7E" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://atlasobscura.com/blog/mummy-madness"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/atlasobscura.com/img/5F0B5B1D-9611-4EE4-A415-30BEA900250A" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://atlasobscura.com/blog/mummy-madness"><H4>7. The Salt Men of Iran</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://atlasobscura.com/blog/mummy-madness"><P>While bulldozing salt in the Chehrabad Salt Mine, Iranian miners recently uncovered the sixth "salt man" to be found in the last fifteen years. These "salt men" are in fact ancient corpses killed or crushed in the cave, and mummified by the extremely dry conditions. Hair, flesh, and bone are all preserved by the dry salinity of the cave, and even internal organs such as stomachs and colons have been found intact.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://atlasobscura.com/blog/mummy-madness"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/atlasobscura.com/img/65300562-840E-499B-98DA-1EF2F8D35E3A" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://atlasobscura.com/blog/mummy-madness"><P>The first salt mummy, dated to 300 A.D., was discovered in 1993, sporting a long white beard, iron knives, and a single gold earring. Five others have been found over the last 15 years, with the oldest dating back to an amazing 9550 B.C.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://atlasobscura.com/blog/mummy-madness"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/atlasobscura.com/img/135654B7-5789-4661-9347-7E05C9A44BB0" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://atlasobscura.com/blog/mummy-madness"><H4>8. 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