Bizarre Archaeological Finds That Still Baffle Scientists Today

King Louis's Blood

When King Louis XVI died during the French Revolution, people ran to his body to collect his blood in handkerchiefs and absorbent clothing. Nobody really knows why, but in recent history, archaeologists have been discovering pieces of fabric that were rumored to contain his blood stashed away within pottery and artifacts from the era.

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