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TIL A type of eco burial is a mushroom suit, which digests your body after you die, and Luke Perry was buried in one.

by whatilearned December 13, 2021, 4:36 pm

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TIL until the Anatomy Act of 1832 (UK) there weren’t enough corpses for medical schools and body snatching proliferated to a point grieving families had to guard graves after burial. Robbers didn’t steal jewelry/clothes as that was a felony punishable by death/transportation; a body was only a fine.

by whatilearned November 3, 2021, 3:36 pm

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TIL that when the British monarchy was restored in 1660 under Charles II, the body of Oliver Cromwell was dug up, hanged in chains and beheaded as a posthumous execution for the crime of signing Charles I’s death warrant. His head was then owned by various people till its burial in 1960.

by whatilearned October 17, 2021, 6:15 pm

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Google sets burial date for legacy Chrome Extensions, fears for ad-blockers grow

by ProgrammerDude September 28, 2021, 8:54 am

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What are your funeral and burial wishes? Why?

by QuestionGuy September 23, 2021, 2:46 am

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TIL the oldest known symbolic burial site was found in a cave, south of the modern day city of Nazareth, where a nine-year old was found buried with their legs bent and a deer antler cradled in their arms. The site was dated to circa 92,000 BP, making it about 95,000 years old.

by whatilearned August 14, 2021, 9:24 pm

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TIL That “Gravestone Conservator” is a job. They restore gravestones as well as preserve and protect burial places in general. They work to preserve burial places as cultural heritage sites which would otherwise be lost due to time or wilful destruction.

by whatilearned August 6, 2021, 9:54 pm

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TIL there is a little known island in New York City called Hart Island that has been used as a burial ground for poor or unidentified people for decades, and in 2012 Hurricane Sandy’s heavy storm surge tore at its shore revealing hundreds of human bones.

by whatilearned August 3, 2021, 5:20 pm

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TIL about Hitobashira, the practice of human sacrifice by burial inside the foundations of new structures, particularly those constructed in water. The practice began in 323 AD, and is rumored to have continued until at least the 16th century in Japan. The victims were often children.

by whatilearned July 15, 2021, 4:28 pm

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I denied my Trump supporting Father a proper burial.

by CopyPastaArchive July 15, 2021, 3:33 pm

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TIL that there is an undisturbed piece of ground in the middle of the UPS air hub in Louisville, KY – it’s a Native American burial ground that was discovered during construction of the facility

by whatilearned June 15, 2021, 5:01 pm

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TIL US diplomat Larry Lawrence fabricated his military records in order to qualify for burial at Arlington Cemetery in 1997. After the deception came to light years later, his body was disinterred in an unprecedented move in the history of the cemetery.

by whatilearned June 15, 2021, 1:24 am

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