TIL of Douglas Adams’s posthumous role as Agrajag in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy radio series. Adams never recorded the lines for Agrajag and was dead by the time the BBC revived the series. Agrajag’s lines are actually clips from Adams’s reading of his books, recorded many years before. by whatilearned July 17, 2022, 2:58 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
26 Comments TIL: Relatives of a deceased male can ask for Posthumous sperm retrieval. This involves electrocuting the prostate to retrieve sperm. by whatilearned December 7, 2021, 11:40 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
8 Comments 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 12 Points Upvote Downvote
TIL about Izumi Sakai, the vocalist and de facto leader of the J-Pop band Zard. After she died from an accident while undergoing treatment for cancer, a posthumous single was released and used as a theme song for her favorite anime Detective Conan by whatilearned May 8, 2021, 5:55 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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