11 Things You Can Do With Your Dead Body

After you die, your body has quite a few options –– from being turned into a diamond to helping solve a murder. This week, let us break down the possibilities so you can rest easy.

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Lincoln’s embalming
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Arsenic toxicity
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3183630/

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Modernity in medicine and hygiene at the end of the 19th century: the example of cremation
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Burnt human remains
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Body Worlds Plastination
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Human composting
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Mercury in dental amalgam
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Cremation air pollution
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Cost of preserving Lenin’s body
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