Funeral Customs

Dead at 33,000 feet: From the man who choked on airplane food to the teenager killed by other passengers

Imagine you are the only passenger in a small plane and suddenly the pilot keels over, dead. Such were the…

12 years ago

The lethal link between Japanese dolls and Viking sex slaves

A friend from Japan recently emailed to say she was taking a pilgrimage to the countryside to attend a “funeral…

12 years ago

Death by burning death by vulture, a look at dying in Tibet

Dorjee, an 18-year-old from the provincial town of Chara, set himself on fire yesterday then walked to a government office…

12 years ago

A history of hearses, plus the tale of the man who set Elvis’s hearse on fire

Recently a British reverend attached a custom sidecar to a Suzuki motorcycle and hit 120 miles per hour, setting what…

12 years ago

In Vietnam grieving was once for years, now it’s on a website

In Vietnam, it is customary for grieving families to bring offerings like fake money, cognac and boiled chicken to the…

12 years ago

Kid’s last wishes: Some feed the homeless, most go to Disney World

“On June 12th, 2011, I’m turning nine, and I found out that millions of people don’t live to see their…

12 years ago

The Shocking Secrets of Inca Child Sacrifice

Shocking child deaths were all over the news last week. A 6 year-old in Collinsville, Illinois dropped dead on the…

12 years ago

Amy Winehouse gets reincarnated as a butterfly, just like Steven Seagall and Shirley MacLaine

Did Amy Winehouse get reincarnated as a black butterfly and appear at her own funeral? Her father says yes. (more…)

13 years ago

Mt. Everest, the world’s highest cemetery keeps growing

>>Related: Everest movie shows why the world’s highest cemetery keeps getting bigger.  (9/16/2015) Peter Kinloch, a 28 year old IT specialist,…

13 years ago

Inside the hot and noisy world of Taiwan’s Stripper Funerals

Have you ever been to a funeral where strippers dance on glowing flatbed trucks? Marc Moskowitz has. In fact, he…

13 years ago