Archaeologists are too scared to open the tomb of China's first emperor because they fear booby traps

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Archaeologists are too scared to open the tomb of China's first emperor because they fear booby traps

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An ancient Chinese historian wrote that the tomb was filled with mercury and crossbows ready to fire.

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