When Death Was Really Not The End.
Mar. 25th, 2013 09:05 pmTonight, a link to a gruesome and yet strangely entertaining top ten at the Smithsonian Magazine.
Top Ten Afterlife Journeys of Notable People
Did you know, for example, that Thomas Paine's body was dug up and kept in a trunk? Or that someone tried to steal the corpse of Abraham Lincoln? What about Napoleon Bonaparte's genitals that ended up at a public auction in 1916?
A bit grisly to read, but very interesting all the same!
Top Ten Afterlife Journeys of Notable People
Did you know, for example, that Thomas Paine's body was dug up and kept in a trunk? Or that someone tried to steal the corpse of Abraham Lincoln? What about Napoleon Bonaparte's genitals that ended up at a public auction in 1916?
A bit grisly to read, but very interesting all the same!
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