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Solving the Mystery of the Deaths of Historical Figures
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson was a Confederate General during the American Civil War. He died, at the age of 39, on May 10, 1853 after being shot in the arm and hand with three bullets fired by one of his soldiers. He was a healthy man, didn't smoke or drink, never had any serious problems[...]
Math Meets Mortality
The mortality rate is a measure of the number of deaths in a population. It is expressed in the number of deaths per 1000 people per year. The CIA World Factbook provides reference information for every country, and it reported for 2011 the crude death rate for the entire planet is 8.0 deaths/1000 population per year. The country with the lowest death rate for 2011 is United Arab[...]
The Infinity Burial Project
The goals of the Infinity Burial Project are to promote death acceptance and awareness and to create alternatives for the postmortem body that neutralizes the toxins in human tissue. Our bodies are full of toxins that, upon decomposition, are harmful to the environment. Founded and directed by Jae Rhim Lee, she developed or "trained" a strain of mushroom fungi that actually eats away at[...]
Cemetery Plans Not Quite a Hole-in-One
What more can one man who has it all want now? He's conquered the real estate industry, dominated television and has now set his laser sites to an industry that most would think to be recession proof, especially considering that everyone dies. Perhaps this is why Donald Trump has announced his consideration in building a 1.5-acre cemetery next to his high-end golf course in Bedminster,[...]
A Museum of the Dead, for the Living
When Houston, Texas comes to mind one may think of the Astrodome or perhaps NASA and the Johnson Space Center but few people know that Houston is also the home of the National Museum of Funeral History (NMFH). Located in the heart of the Lone Star state, the NMFH is the most prominent funeral home museum in North America, perhaps even the world.Housed in its over 35,000 sq. ft. complex,[...]
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