Timur's Tomb Had a Warning Carved Into It — Scientists Opened It, Nazi Germany Invaded

from The Ancient Origins News Desk · host RamseyHardin

In June 1941, Soviet scientists opened Timur's tomb in Samarkand despite warnings of a terrible curse. Three days later, Nazi Germany launched the largest military invasion in history. Coincidence — or something stranger?

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