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What the heck?! I restarted my computer and most of the drop-down stuff in message fields is gone! This machine is really frustrating sometimes... *grumble*


Today's Upright Yet Truly Morbid Fact!

Ben Jonson (1572-1637) is remembered for more than his poetry. Tradition relates that he asked King Charles I to grant him a favor concerning his burial. "Give me eighteen inches of square ground." "Where?" asked the king. "In Westminster Abbey." And so it was. Jonson was buried upright in the north aisle of the abbey. Cynical doubts about the accuracy of the story were dispelled in 1849, when a grave was being dug to receive Sir Robert Wilson. The loose earth of Jonson's grave "rippled in like quicksand" and a clerk saw "the two leg bones fixed bolt upright in the sand."

Culled from: Death: A History Of Man's Obsessions and Fears

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Morbid Link Du Jour!

Joan's Mad Monarchs Series is a fun series of biographies of history's mad royals. Fun, fun, fun!

Thanks to Bella for the link.

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Urban Exploration Link Du Jour!

Abandoned is a collection of mostly black and white images of stark industrial ruins in the old Soviet Union. Occasionally the author goes a bit overboard with self-portraits, but otherwise, the photos are quite lovely. I want to go!!!

Thanks to Remo for the link.

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