DEATH

Being bitten or kicked by a large, hoofed animal is most likely to spell the end in many states.

The writer was found in great distress and wearing someone else's clothes. A few days later, he was dead.

The Santa Claus of folklore doesn't have a skeleton. But his inspiration, Saint Nicholas, does, and people have been fighting over his bones since they were stolen nearly a millennium ago.

It's codenamed "London Bridge Is Down"

Mental Floss talked to several to learn some little-known facts about the profession, from what happens behind the doors of the embalming room to the real reason you might want to think twice about that “protective” casket.

These killers took the oath "do no harm" to the opposite extreme.

This pair used a crafty design to get around the cemetery's restrictions.

How do you execute a criminal who has already escaped? Make an effigy of them.

The author asked that his unfinished manuscripts be destroyed after he died, preferably by steamroller. His longtime assistant complied.

A team recently excavated three graves located at the edge of a medieval cemetery.

DNA research and other techniques might help us understand how famous people died, or the ailments they suffered while they lived.

From royal pets to rodeo animals, here's a world tour of resting places for furry (and feathered) friends.