The heading on thechange.org petition page said it all, let people drink the red liquid

from the dark sarcophagus.

And even if you know exactly what that's a reference to, I want to tell you about

every disgusting detail.

Because, well, why not?

Back in 2018, archaeologists announced the discovery of a large sarcophagus inside

a 2,000-year-old tomb in Alexandria, Egypt, crafted a black granite weighing in at a massive

66,000 pounds and being completely sealed, you can bet this discovery captured the attention

of a lot of people.

But the moment they opened it up, that excitement seemingly took over the internet.

Why?

Inside, along with the remains of the sarcophagus's original owner, scientists found a mysterious

red liquid.

And of course, the biggest question on everyone's mind was, what exactly is that red stuff?

There were wild theories, of course.

Red mercury used to preserve the body, or a mysterious Egyptian elixir of life, which

is where cries for someone to taste it came from, including that change.org petition, one

by the way, that over 36,000 people signed.

But the truth ended up being a lot less sexy than elixir of life.

The red liquid was sewage.

It seems that even though the sarcophagus was unopened and buried 16 feet below the surface,

all of those barriers eventually gave way in a loud local sewage to seep in at least

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