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Galileo's mausoleum in Santa Croce.

Galileo Observed the Universe. You Can Observe His Fingers.

Misc., Science
Capuchin Crypt in Rome.

Death, Design, and the Extraordinary Crypt of the Capuchin Monks

Misc.
Death and Burial

Body Snatching and a Singular Case of a Corpse’s Revenge

Books, Misc.
The gravedigger. Photo from the Marc Hartzman Collection.

A Clever Escape For The Buried Alive

Misc.
Psalter (the ‘de Lisle Psalter’), circa 1310 – 1320. Artist unknown. Illustrated manuscript.

The Funeral Rite Few Could Stomach

Human Oddities, Misc.
Clifford Calverley pushes a wheelbarrow across the wire.

Clifford Calverley: Flirting with Death for Fun and Fame

Human Oddities, Misc.
The Torres Family ride 8 motorcycles in the Globe of Steel. Photo courtesy of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey.

8 Speeding Motorcycles, 1 Globe of Steel

Misc.
The Thomas Flyer, America's entrant in the Great Race of 1908.

The Great Race of 1908: Six Cars, Six Months, 20,000 Miles of Driving Insanity

Misc.
Care for a sip of Snake Wine?

Forget the Merlot and Cabernet, How About a Bottle of Snake Wine?

Misc., Science
Plans for the Horsey-Horseless

The Car Only a Horse Could Love

Misc., Science
Olympic Tug of War

Tug of War Was An Olympic Event, Until It Got Yanked

Misc.
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