Inventing is a wonderful pastime, unless your invention also ends your life. Business Insider has pulled together a list of ten inventors and their inventions that killed them. Here are five of those stories. Winstanley – 1703 – Eddystone Lighthouse During the Great Storm of 1703, he and five others perished when they refused to […]
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A Connecticut woman has started a mobile hospice service for pets the The Stamford Times reports: For pet owners, saying goodbye is one of the hardest things to do, but Stamford resident Mary Craig says her new mobile veterinary hospice service makes saying farewell a bit easier. “I have heard from many pet owners that
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Byron Donzis recently passed away at the age of 79, but he will always be remembered for that important piece of equipment that all football players wear: the flak jacket. In 1978, Byron Donzis walked into a Houston hospital looking for Dan Pastorini, the Houston Oilers’ prized quarterback who was laid up with three broken
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Originally born in Japan to parents that were missionaries, Rev. Maria “Dancing Heart” Hoaglund is a very unique woman. As an experienced ex-hospice spiritual and bereavement counselor she has been able to take those talents that make her so unique and turn them into a book as well as a business. Maria’s book, The Last
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With digital music, vinyl records were declared dead. When you are declared dead you can become part of a vinyl record thanks to Andvinyly, a UK-based outfit. They offer after you die, you can have some of your cremated ashes pressed into a vinyl record according to Discovery News. There are many different packages available.
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Minneapolis Craigslist: I have a gift of crafting eulogies for funerals. Based on a 30 minute phone conversation / interview I can create a 5 – 10 minute eulogy that you, or someone close to you, can deliver at a funeral. I will deliver an electronic copy of the eulogy to you within 24 hours
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Today, I learned that cremated ashes can be turned into crystalized beads if heated to high enough temperatures. The beads are usually blue-green but can also be pink, purple or black. In countries, like South Korea, that are rapidly transitioning from traditional burial to cremation (only 3 out of 10 South Koreans were buried last
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Cruisin Caskets is a casket fabricating company that creates custom car designs for the car lover that wants to leave this world in style. They are currently taking orders for a 1950’s style “Mercury coffin”. The specially designed, car-shaped coffin opens as conventional coffins do, with a hinged top portion, and features the same type
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Metro Lyrics: The price of grave-plots close to Michael Jackson’s tomb have already sky-rocketed since the King of Pop’s funeral. A sales rep at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, says plots around Jackson’s have already shot up by up to US$3,000 each. Forest Lawn had been selling the plots in the mausoleum for
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And Vinyly is a company that will produce a limited edition run of vinyl records containing your ashes. How it works: Basic Package: Up to 30 Discs Includes Standard R.I.V artwork with your name, d.o.b. & d.o.d. on cover & labels. The audio must be supplied by you. This can be music, a vocal recording
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