"In some cases, bodies develop a corpse wax that can preserve the remains for years."
"Forensic scientists can tell how long it has been since death by looking at the species of insect on the body."
"When a person dies, their sense of hearing is the last to go."
"You can’t die of ‘old age’, only from diseases brought on by age."
"Men who are hanged get a death erection, known as rigor Erectus."
"Of the total 2,368 species of bacteria identified in 60 belly buttons swabbed in an experiment by researchers, 1,458 species may be “new to science.” One person’s belly button had bacterium that has only been found in soil in Japan, but the person had never been to Japan."
"Zoroastrians traditionally practice sky burials, wherein the deceased’s body is left exposed outdoors — customarily atop a raised, tower-like structure (a dakhma) — so that they can decompose in the open air and allow carrion birds to feed on the body."
"With all the explosions, movement, combustion, and mayhem, the universe is still completely silent. That’s because there’s no air for the sound to travel through vibrations as it does on Earth."
"Around 4,400 unidentified bodies are recovered each year, according to NamUs. Subsequently, after one year, around 1,000 of those bodies still remain unidentified."
"Situs inversus is a rare genetic condition wherein the positions of the organs in a person’s chest and abdomen mirror normal anatomy. For instance, their heart is on the right side of their chest, not their left."
"The “Rat King” is a folkloric phenomenon where a group of rats who live so closely together gets their tails entwined, creating a single mass of rodents"
"Certain butterflies drink blood, urine, excrements, sweat, and fluids from decomposing carrion."
"The skin around the finger and toenails dries and contracts after death, making it look as though they have grown."
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It doesn't sit straight up and down, but rather the main mass of the atriums is centered between the lungs, while the ventricles are angled slightly to the left of the sternum. Dextrocardia is when the heart is angled to the right.
This degrading ability to replace dead cells is why the elderly look so... well, the way they do, and why they become more susceptible to disease. However, this can also lead simply to organ failure, which is technically death due to old age.
Built his own cred.