Doughty blends her mortician’s knowledge of the body and the intriguing history behind common misconceptions about corpses to offer answers to thirty-five distinctive questions posed by her youngest fans. She details lore and science of what happens to, and inside, our bodies after we die. What causes bodies to turn colors during decomposition? And why do hair and nails appear longer after death? Readers will learn the best soil for mummifying your body, whether you can preserve your best friend’s skull as a keepsake, and what happens when you die on a plane.
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