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Cuban mummy finally laid to rest [video 1 min 28 sec]

A long-suffering mummy has finally settled at a Cuban museum.

Buried nearly 140 years ago, she was discovered, unearthed and decapitated and then kept in a family home before finally being restored and preserved.
Read entire article at BBC