After Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson appeared on ManningCast Monday night, there was a lot of speculation that he was the “mystery buyer” of the original T-rex skull. However, the object behind him was in fact a replica.
“After my LIVE interview on last night’s #ManningCast on @NFL’s Monday Night Football, there’s been tons of worldwide speculation in the world of science ~ that I am the “mystery buyer” of the original T-REX skull, known as STAN.
I am not the mystery buyer.
In my home office, this is my REPLICA CAST of STAN that I had made and purchased from my friends at The Black Hills Institute of Geological Research and Paleontological Excavations ⛰🦖
*swipe left and you’ll meet my team 👏🏾👏🏾”
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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson IS NOT The Mystery Buyer Of This Ancient Artifact
In 2020, the original T-rex skull known as Stan was purchased for $31.8 million to an anonymous buyer and never seen again. However, that buyer was not Johnson. While his fascination for the skull is very strong, he explains that he would keep the original in a museum for the world to study and learn from.
Stan is interesting for multiple reasons, including multiple bites and punctures from another T-rex all over his skull as well as a broken neck that he survived, however, his vertebrae were fused together resulting in lose of mobility and incredible pain.
It’s not just an interesting skull but carries with it an unbelievable story.
The real one is still out there somewhere. We may never see it again, but luckily, we have replicas like the one Johnson had behind him during the interview.
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