The death of Tutankhamun – also known as King Tut – has long been shrouded in mystery. The larger-than-life ancient Egyptian leader only lived 17 short years before his life came to an abrupt end. Experts have tossed around a slew of theories regarding his mysterious demise, and as it turns out, the moments leading up to his death were nothing short of traumatic. And now experts think they’ve pinpointed the real reason why his light went out so early.