If the database is not up to date, the log files are replayed from the point that the checkpoint file indicates. Jet logging and recovery can still recover a database without a checkpoint, but the checkpoint allows faster recovery by directing recovery to begin closer to logged operations that must be redone.
This article is 6 years old. Egypt's most famous pharaoh, King Tutankhamun, was a frail boy who suffered from a cleft palate and club foot, according to a study published today that shows he died of complications from a broken leg exacerbated by malaria and his parents were most likely brother and sister.
It's been suggested that he died from an infection caused by a broken leg or from injuries suffered in a chariot accident. It's also been speculated that Tutankhamun suffered from Marfan syndrome, a genetic disorder that can leave someone with unusually long fingers, arms and legs.