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Casket vs. Coffin: Comparing the Burial Containers
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Made of plain pine or shaped like a shoe, mourners may inter them, suspend them or set them ablaze. How much do caskets and coffins differ?
DNA Tattoos: I’ve Got You Into My Skin
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If you want to tattoo DNA into your skin, there is now a safe method for doing it. HowStuffWorks takes a look at biogenetic tattooing.
Is 'Jim Wilson' Airline Code for a Dead Body on a Plane?
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Is 'Jim Wilson' really a code name airlines use to refer to a corpse being transported on a plane? Or just an urban myth?
How Sky Burial Works
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What is a sky burial? Read about sky burials and ritual dissections at HowStuffWorks.
Can my body generate power after I die?
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A human body can generate power after death with microbial fuel cell technology. Learn how a body can generate power after death.
How Well Do You Know Restaurant Lingo?
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Working in a restaurant long enough teaches you quite a bit of lingo you might never learn as a customer. Are you one of those slick-talking restaurant people who can speak this secondary language? Find out in this restaurant lingo quiz!
Baby Boomers: All You Ever Needed to Know
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Baby Boomers, the generation born 1946-1964 redefines aging. Learn about the cultural, political and economic impact of Baby Boomers.
Why Can't We Find Jimmy Hoffa's Body?
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Jimmy Hoffa disappeared on July 30, 1975 and hasn't been seen since. HowStuffWorks talks to an expert with a theory about what might have happened.
A Holocaust Survivor's Surprising Message of Hope
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Magda Herzberger was just a teen when she and her family were sent to Auschwitz. It was the last time she saw her father. Now 77 years after the liberation of Auschwitz, we tell her story of survival and why we must never forget.
Can You Ace This Australian History Quiz?
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Australia is one interesting country in terms of its progress, and how it is also being progressive today. But are you aware of many interesting details that make up its colorful history? Take this quiz to test your knowledge of Australian history, then, mate!