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Famous Body Parts That Weren't Buried With Their Owners
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It was standard practice to conserve a bit of a loved one's body as a souvenir or a treasure to worship.
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It was standard practice to conserve a bit of a loved one's body as a souvenir or a treasure to worship.
Mata Hari's head
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In 1917, she was sentenced and hanged. Because no one arrived to collect her ashes, they were entrusted to the Museum of Anatomy.
Execution
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Throughout history, it was standard practice to preserve the bones or other parts of the body of saints and store them as antiques.
Santa Claus’ bones
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Once St. Nicholas, the patron saint of Santa Claus, died, several of his bones were kept and exhibited in the province of Myra.
The bone theft
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When France's King Louis XIV died in 1715, his heart was interred and exhibited in a casket alongside his dad's at a chapel in Paris.
King Louis XIV's heart
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Buddha Gautama was burned, although it is reported that a disciple named Khema preserved a single tooth from the cremation pyre.
Buddha’s tooth
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Khema took the tooth to the Hindu kingdom, which was revered for generations.
The traveling tooth
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The tooth was transported to the Sri Lankan province of Kandy in the 1200s, where it has remained.
Temple of the Tooth