DEATH

What Happens to Your Body If You Die in Space?

Few space stations want a body stinking up the place. Fortunately, there's always the garbage room.

Our 40 Favorite Stories of 2018

Did a typo help end World War II? Does a realtor have to disclose if a house is supposedly haunted? What's the best way to wipe your butt? We answered all these questions and more in 2018.

Basilica of St. John Lateran, where the Cadaver Synod was held

The Time the Church Put a Pope's Corpse on Trial

It's been called "one of the grisliest events in papal history"—for good reason.

George H.W. Bush's Service Dog, Sully, Will Fly to D.C. With the Former President's Casket

The former president got the dog shortly after the death of his wife earlier this year.

The Highly Unusual Funeral of Lee Harvey Oswald

Fearing attacks on his corpse, the Secret Service guarded Lee Harvey Oswald well into the afterlife.

9 People Who Killed John F. Kennedy, According to Conspiracy Theorists

Among those who don't believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in killing JFK, the same names keep popping up.

The Real Case of Spontaneous Combustion That Inspired a Death in Dickens's Bleak House

Dickens believed humans could spontaneously combust—and he had Cornelia di Bandi's death as proof.

What Are Your Chances of Dying from Everyday Activities? Chart Shows The Risks

Dance parties are slightly deadlier than skydiving.

8 Dishes Made by Notorious Poisoners

Apple pie, anyone?

Is It Illegal to Die in Longyearbyen, Norway?

A lot of people say it's illegal to die in the world's most northerly town. Incidentally, a lot of people are wrong.

Abraham Lincoln's top hat, worn the night of his assassination

The Fates of 7 Grisly Assassination Artifacts

Here's where to see the top hat Abraham Lincoln wore on his final night, and more.

13 Secrets of Tombstone Engravers

Dealing with death all day isn't as depressing as you might think.

It's No Urban Legend: Disney World Is a Surprisingly Popular Place for People to Scatter Their Loved One's Ashes

The Haunted Mansion is the most common final resting place, according to employees.

The facades of Le Ciel and L'Enfer Cabarets in Montmartre, Paris

"Enter and Be Damned!": The Macabre Clubs of Belle Epoque Paris

Get your cholera-themed beverages right here!

How Did 6 Feet Become the Standard Grave Depth?

It started with the plague, but it's no longer accurate.

Tennis: The Sport that Loves to Kill Royalty

The graceful game was responsible for enough royal deaths to make an executioner jealous.

11 Allegedly Haunted or Cursed Graves Around the U.S.

As if cemeteries weren't spooky enough.

Melissa Moore as a girl with her father, Keith Hunter Jesperson

5 Things We Know About Happy Face, a New Podcast About Having a Serial Killer for a Dad

Melissa Moore wondered—could she share a trace of her father's evil?

Why Pooping Can Be a Life-Threatening Experience for a Sloth

A shocking number of sloths die while trying to poop—but not for the reason you might think.

A drawing of dancing at Enon Chapel from George Walker's "Lectures on the metropolitan grave-yards"

The Disgusting Victorian Cemetery That Helped Change Burials in London Forever

Enon Chapel was separated from its burial pit by just a thin layer of creaky floorboards.

13 Secrets of Obituary Writers

If you really want to be remembered, it's best to die on a Friday.

British soldier, archaeologist, and explorer Percy Fawcett circa 1920

8 of the Most Intriguing Disappearances in History

It's usually hard to vanish without a trace, but these folks managed it.

There Could Be Hundreds of Frozen Corpses Buried Beneath Antarctica's Snow and Ice

Mummified penguins occasionally turn up, too.

Exposed to the Elements: A Strange 1920s Death on the Scottish Island of Iona

Over the course of a century, several theories have arisen to explain the true cause of Nora Emily Fornario's death.

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