10 Strange Stories of Historical Body Parts

[@doddjustin]

Little Corporal's little corporal..... A+ work

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

Don't forget the Field Marshal's privates lol. But we don't know if it's the VIP's, er, VIPee! 😉

[@Varizen87]

Meanwhile, all of Caitlin Doughty's fans: ... Bentham's Head.....♪♫♪

[@Kenkire]

@Andrew Cuyler Hello fellow deathlings!

[@vanzetti1927]

I came looking for this reply. Thank you.

[@SouthernHaintStories]

Seriously, though, how many of us came here simply because of Bentham's Head looking for fellow deathlings?

[@jorgecalero6325]

Ask a Mortician had a running gag for a while about 🎶 Bentham's head... 🎶

[@rachelwhitaker9900]

I was singing this the whole time. 😆

[@bun04y]

@@rachelwhitaker9900 I was thinking it before I hit play on the video. I was very surprised when Bentham was first!

[@TheOfficialTarynTots]

Is that what the song is called?

[@PushyPushyPhoenix]

Still pops up unexpectedly from time to time.... 🤭🍍

[@LaceNWhisky]

@@TheOfficialTarynTots It's not really a song; it's just said in a sing-songy voice. One of the Ask a Mortician videos talked about Bentham, and this "♫Bentham's Head♪" just sort of became a running gag.

[@jonathandevries2828]

"bentham's head" -caitlin doughtery

[@DanielSolis]

It might have been too sad of a story to share here, but I wanted to submit Henrietta Lacks to this episode. The HeLa cells have such a complicated history that they could be their own ep.

[@aishamcdaniel8430]

Or Sarah Baartman, aka Hottentot Venus, who's body parts were on display in France until just recently.

[@RobbieHob]

My great great uncle slept with Cromwell's head under his bed in Cambridge in the mid 50s. He was a professor at the university at the time.

[@Cherri_Stars]

Louis XIV's heart was encased in a small chest? Finally, some content I can relate to

[@yourbrainonfacts]

For next week: The Queen’s death will be one of the most expensive deaths in the world. Princess Diana’s funeral cost the equivalent of $10 million in the direct funeral expenses alone. There are 36 billion pieces of paper money with the Queen’s likeness on them that will need to be replaced, not only in the UK, but worldwide. That’s a cost of $200 million to re-mint the currency in the UK and $1 billion worldwide. Some currency will undoubtedly be hoarded by collectors, particularly those minted in the years of her coronation, Jubilees, and death. The date of her funeral, which will fall ten days after her death, and the day of the coronation of the new monarch would be declared national holidays, which would each be estimated to have a negative economic impact of $3 billion through lost productivity.

[@jamesklassen6107]

Why do you assume that British notes would have to be replaced? Doesn`t make any sense. Highly unlikely..

[@indiragajah]

That script was really well written, kudos Ellen Gutoskey

[@MentalFloss]

Aw, so nice of you to say! Our writers don't always get love (which makes sense on KZbin since it's so host-centric), but we agree, Ellen is a great writer, she's done some of our favorite eps lately (and she pitched this as a topic, I believe)!

[@ellengutoskey2604]

Thank you Gajahbiru!!!!!

[@emilyblossom5643]

Well, let's say I found out the hard way. Do not watch while eating lunch! Great episode as usual!

[@Darxide23]

When you said "human trashcan" I thought of it in a different context at first. The same way that both Edison and Ford were human trashcans.

[@chano6555]

Stefan?

[@marvintpandroid2213]

You mean the family of Saxe Coburg Gotha, they only became Windsor on the 17th of July 1917 after George the 5th changed the family name after the German Gotha G.IV bomber attacked London in WW1.

[@MentalFloss]

Ha, yep! We've got that one in the script already!

[@IsabellaBurmester]

If I am not mistaken the queen of England uses her purse as a way of communication with her security team ... Like left hand means we can stay, left arm bring a chair or something like that

[@PabloSanchez-qu6ib]

Held between the knees, it's that time of the month.

[@burramenteintelectual294]

With the bag on her back, the Queen wants to pass this message on to her subjects: the message that "we are going to invade Egypt and steal all its treasures and mess up history, then we are going to plunder Africa and make slaves ... then we will step and humiliate the Indians, then we will colonize the 3rd world and steal all of its natural wealth ... then we turn to our land as if nothing had happened and we pose as good guys "I read this in the history books!

[@AdriLeemput]

The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts has a lock of Washington's hair, kept safely in a golden urn, made by Paul Revere. (ok, it belongs to one of the lodges, but the urn is kept in the Grand Lodge vault)

[@dannyboio37]

My favourite fact is a man call Michael Fagan who broke into Buckingham palace twice. On the first break-in he drunk some expensive wine..... On the second break-in he sat on the queens bed and had a chat about how poorly people are treated and if she can help. He wasn't apprehended for over 30mins. When the queens maid came to wake the queen she quickly raised the alarm. He was swiftly removed, the queen did ask the guard to be gentle with him.

[@yourbrainonfacts]

For next week: Queen Elizabeth II is Prince Philip's third cousins through Queen Victoria, and second cousins once removed through King Christian IX of Denmark. William and Kate are distant cousins, very distant, fourteenth cousins once removed through his mother and fifteenth cousins through his father. To consider Harry and Meghan Markle related, you have to trace their families back to the fifteenth century to find a common ancestor, so we’re willing to say that doesn’t count.

[@1973Washu]

His body could attend university board meetings , but he would have to be listed as present but declined to vote.

[@Kai-Made]

Bonaparte lost his bone-part.

[@iMetalMatt]

Ron Jeremy's mustache should be on the list

[@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647]

oh as a sign of a sick monster

[@californiumblog]

Royal fact. The Monarchy doesn't cost taxpayers anything. In fact, it's the other way around. The government profits from the use of royal lands and it actually reduces the tax burden on citizens. Plus all the revenue from tourists.

[@animikhachowdhury10a87]

Allegedly, Mary Shelley wrapped the calcified heart of her Percy Shelley in silk and carried it around until her own death which to me seems creepy, but I guess different people have their own coping mechanisms.

[@johndufford5561]

Steven Wright said that when he dies, he's leaving his body to science fiction...

[@stephaniejordan4970]

😂😂🤣🤣

[@TheOfficialTarynTots]

So Buckland ate like Kenny on South Park but without the money.

[@yourbrainonfacts]

For next week: Queen Elizabeth’s purse carries a great deal of weight in day-to-day interactions. If she moves her purse from her left arm to her right, it’s a signal to her handlers that they should get her out of the conversation she’s in. Putting her bag on the floor is a sign that she needs to be saved from an uncomfortable encounter, like, now. If she puts her purse on the table at a dinner function, the dinner it to end within five minutes. Despite being the figurehead of what was once the greatest empire in the world, the contents of Elizabeth’s purse are pretty typical for ladies of a certain age: a mirror, lipstick, mints, and reading glasses.

[@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647]

Like With Meghan now and Cowzilla

[@LaceNWhisky]

Bentham's head...

[@CLAYZERFUL]

I want to be an auto icon when I die

[@SirLightfire]

🎵Bentham's head🎵

[@TheOfficialTarynTots]

This video is one of your more creepy and gross. It would have made a great idea for Halloween to share then. Now, I need to remember all of this for when we are all finally able to socialize together for Halloween because Idk what to say at parties anymore since hiding from the pandemic.

[@miamiboyification]

Favorite fact about the Royal Family...hmm...possibly that there's over a thousand individuals in line for succession to the crown, including other royals around Europe.

[@sam8204]

Royal Family factsss- So there is speculation that Queen Victoria was illegitimate because of the genetic disorders she passed on to her descendants, namely hemophilia. The Queen has a servant to break in her shoes for her and her corgis get fancy homemade gourmet food. The name Windsor name is basically made up They aren’t allowed to eat garlic or shellfish for various reasons, and monopoly has been forbidden at royal family gatherings. The Queen was a mechanic in World War II and famously likes to drive herself-and if I recall correctly, she doesn’t need a license because they’re all issued in her name. (Any biopic or docudrama will almost always include the not-so-subtle exposition “I was a mechanic in the war”)

[@otakuworldwide]

NEXT VIDEO LETS TALK BOUT THE ROYAL CORGIS

[@MemphiStig]

it's like that old saying "one man's little corporal is another man's shriveled eel" now i get it!😄

[@keriezy]

Humans do weird things.

[@Zeldarw104]

Yessssumm.....👀😳😬😺

[@OmarsHafsa]

Selling body parts?? How is that okay. That a person died doesn’t mean you can just own their body and use and sell it as you like. Is that even legal?

[@LuchadorMasque]

Yes. It is legal and more common than youd think.

[@yourbrainonfacts]

For next week: The royal family is forbidden from playing the board game Monopoly. This isn't an official crown edict, but more of a family rule. According to a certain disgraced royal, "We're not allowed to play Monopoly at home. It gets too vicious."

[@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647]

I believe that game is with anyone

[@brownbricks6017]

The Buddha's finger one is also supposedly at Famen Temple in Xi'an, China.

[@mfaizsyahmi]

The last one with Edison's last breaths... are those people the True Knot from Doctor Sleep or something?

[@joel2111]

Fascinating!!

[@cherylcampbell9369]

That explains Locke's alias on LOST ( Jeremy Bentham).

[@jessicagrandke3228]

I live in Michigan. I have been to the Henry Ford Museum and have seen the test tube containing Edisons breath

[@coreynash6074]

an auto Icon. So this sounds great in theory until you go forward a few generations and some poor sap is sitting on the floor because the couch is full of dead relatives.

[@MentalFloss]

😂😂"Could you over, great-grandpa? ...Oh, right."

[@Felix6MCMLXXX]

Cue discount Caitlyn Doughty

[@helenaren]

Lol

[@davidwebb3407]

You should tell the story about how Michael Fagan broke into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.

[@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647]

Twice

[@matieking]

Would be interesting to mention the radio protocol for when the queen dies, or how although all union jacks will be flown half mast, the royal standard will always be flown regularly, as there is by law always a reigning monarch alive

[@LuchadorMasque]

The monarchy will dissolve when the queen dies. Shell be the last british monarch.

[@matieking]

@@LuchadorMasque i doubt it. Didn't happen to Holland when our Queen quit

[@ianlister7333]

a video on the Royal Family you say, that is some good timing

[@MentalFloss]

It might actually be terrible timing. Erin shot the video the day before the interview aired!

[@ianlister7333]

@@MentalFloss timing, is always going to be a thing. Bad luck

[@rickhilt5176]

Surprised you didn't do John Dillinger. Old story. Must be true!

[@grizzerotwofour7858]

The House of Windsor has only been so since WW1. Before, they were called the House of Hanover, which was deemed too German during the war

[@freddiebeltran8174]

Dark AF.

[@grahamrankin4725]

I visited the Temple of the Tooth in Kandu.

[@skeptic4561]

Xavier with a Z sound Zavier, not X-avier.

[@The_Other_Ghost]

When you almost start to defend Napoleon...

[@kf10147]

Oh my god! I never realized I actually got my comment in the video!!! I was watching the last video and went to check out this video after I saw my comment. Then I saw it again over here!

[@kf10147]

The episode before this was fascinating facts about time.

[@tsherrill]

My favorite House of Windsor trivia is that Beyonce is 25th cousins, once removed, with Queen Elizabeth II.

[@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647]

Feel bad for The Queen right now, I'm surprised that Jay Z hasn't used that for his benefit yet

[@oliviariley2628]

Queen Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Phillip, are both second and third cousins.

[@grace-yz2sr]

You mean son?

[@oliviariley2628]

@@grace-yz2sr My bad. Meant Prince Phillip

[@graysonsnyder5048]

Wow never been this early

[@rickseiden1]

How did Edison feel about Ford's stance as a Nazi supporter?

[@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647]

They both loved the concept

[@rickseiden1]

@@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647 Edison was a Nazi sympathizer?! I didn't know that.

[@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647]

@@rickseiden1 true

[@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647]

@@rickseiden1 and he was a thief and a murderer his first one was Louis LaPrince

[@donutboy2569]

My FIrst Ex-Hubby Jerry!!! C'mon Jerry Get With The Program!!

[@Gma_Alma-Marie]

All royal families are related therefore they’re all the same family. All in the family lol

[@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647]

He attends but he doesn't vote Jeremy that is. no no it's the heart of his son the heir

[@user-jt6ej7vh2p]

10:22 🇱🇰 🙋‍♂️

[@natalie654789]

1738 eyyyyyy

[@LuchadorMasque]

Remy bois!

[@spyderMN]

🎉🎉

[@daltonslayton6766]

It is now my theory that Ford and Edison was gay lovers.

[@paulieb9875]

wha?

[@RemySetGo]

First

[@garyhyndman1105]

This Editor in Chief isn't anywhere near as good a presenter as John Greene.

[@emilymulcahy]

Are her front teeth rotten in the middle?!

[@LuchadorMasque]

Issa gap

[@Stephan5150]

What is it with KZbinrs who have a face for radio and this need to constantly show us their face unnecessarily zoomed in. Seriously though, zoom out and show footage other than a talking head haha, so cringy.

[@ZsaZsaUmbra]

You are mean.