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  • funerals You can now legally compost dead bodies in Washington state Thom Dunn
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    Soviet Union Nine experienced hikers chose death in -40°F weather over whatever terrified them inside their tent Ellsworth Toohey
  • Weird This man died in 1902 and then sat in a chair for three months, looking more alive than you do right now Popkin
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  • Method of preserving the dead. U.S. Patent No. 748,284 (1903)
    This 1903 patent proposed preserving bodies in transparent glass blocks Ellsworth Toohey
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    public health Thanks anti-vaxxers: Child flu deaths soar as vaccination tanks Ellsworth Toohey
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    adorable animals Armadillo chows down on a "termite mound" birthday cake Jennifer Sandlin
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    accidents Two kayakers die in same Texas lake just 10 days apart Carla Sinclair
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    U.S. military 3 of the 4 missing U.S. soldiers found dead in Lithuania — search continues Carla Sinclair
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    disasters Submarine carrying 44 tourists sinks in Egypt, killing 6 and injuring 9 Carla Sinclair
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    No to fact-checked, yes to rekt: Instagram recommendations "flooded" with violent content Rob Beschizza
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    disasters U.S. Figure Skater athletes on board the deadly American Airlines flight Carla Sinclair
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    stowaways Two people found dead in JetBlue wheel well in Florida: "This keeps happening" Carla Sinclair
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    big foot Two men have died searching for Big Foot Jason Weisberger
  • The Bal des Ardents depicted in a 15th-century miniature from Froissart's Chronicles. By Philippe de Mazerolles -Public Domain
    History History's most catastrophic costume party, hosted by a mad king who thought he was made of glass Ellsworth Toohey
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    politics Sister relationship destroyed after Trump supporter defends husband's threatening "dark humor" Ellsworth Toohey
  • A drawing of Pinnacle Man (left) and a photo of Grubb.
    pennsylvania Pinnacle Man, found dead in cave 47 years ago, finally identified as Nicholas Paul Grubb Rob Beschizza
  • Image: Dan Menard and Stephanie Menard; provided by Redlands Police Department via KTLA
    After elderly couple from nudist park disappear, police arrest man hiding under his house Carla Sinclair
  • Mortsafe in Towie churchyard, Aberdeenshire. Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.
    History Mortsafes: metal cages around graves Popkin
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