Fire Engulfs a Brazilian Museum, Threatening Hundreds of Years of History The National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro housed a collection of more than 20 million items, including Egyptian mummies, dinosaur fossils and the oldest human fossil in the region. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Mars is the ‘next chapter’ Brian May hints new space race at 3D Moon landing book launchTrilobites: The Wildebeest Is One Highly Toned MachineNew York Sues Exxon Mobil, Saying It Deceived Shareholders on Climate ChangeF.D.A. Approves New Drug for FluFull Moon 2018: When and where to see the Hunter's Moon TONIGHTClimate Fwd:: Creepy Critters, and Landmark Lawsuits