Coincidence, Not Curse

Strip away the headlines and a clear picture remains:

• Carnarvon died of blood poisoning from a mosquito bite, not magic
• Carter, the most exposed of all, lived on for years
• A medical study found no curse effect on anyone's lifespan
• The legend was built by reporters chasing sales, not scholars reading walls

The tomb's real treasure was knowledge. The curse was the one thing inside it that was never actually there.