1

You're more likely to die from dancing than skydiving.

2

In the Victorian era women would mourn their husbands for 2-3 years.

3

19th century coffins had safety bells in case you were buried alive.

4

Human composting could become legal in Washington state.

5

The town of Longyearbyen has little to no facilities to handle the dead.

6

Rigor mortis only lasts 1 to 2 days.

7

Bacteria that forms at death are called necrobiome.

8

Cremation produces around 9 pounds of remains.

9

Pope Stephan VI had the corpse of the former Pope dug up and questioned about his crimes.

10

People used to drink the blood of the recently executed thinking it was a health tonic.

11

The burial depth of 6 feet comes from the depth black plague victims were buried to stop spreading the disease.

12

Mount Everest has over 200 corpses on it.

13

Ground up mummies were often used as paint pigments in the 16th century.

14

In the 17th century skulls were soaked in alcohol to create a tincture that was used for fever.

15

Climb the six foot ladder is an old slang term for death.

16

Grave wax is caused by fat decomposition, and causes the body to have a waxy look to it.

17

European peat bogs have the perfect conditions for preserving corpses.

18

Victorians would take photos of dead relatives as a part of the grieving process.

19

The acceptance of embalming is credited to Abraham Lincoln's body being moved from Washington D.C. to Springfield, Illinois, without decaying.

20

Mortician is a term invented by the funeral industry to replace undertaker.

21

The smell of death is caused by amino acids breaking down.

22

Hair and nails do not grow after death.

23

Over 300 bodies are frozen in liquid nitrogen in America.

24

Embalming is not required by law.

25

The first visible sign that a person is dead is when the eyes cloud over with fluid.

26

In New York families can reject the idea of brain dead if it goes against religious beliefs.