EXCLUSIVE: For centuries, people across the world have turned to weird and wonderful cures in the name of healing.

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Deciding how to say a final goodbye involves balancing deep personal values with practical realities. In recent years, the conversation around British funerals has shifted significantly as families ...

Declared dead and zipped in a body bag, Walter Williams' story is a chilling reminder that life can surprise us in the most ...

The Chinchorro people of the Pacific coast turned the raw pain of loss into something enduring and visible, reshaping the ...

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Where does tattoo ink go in your body? There’s one particular spot.

Finding a cremated person from the Stone Age also seemed impossible because cremation is not generally practiced by African ...

In the 1920s, Emma Read invented the “Baby Cage,” a wire box designed for parents to hang out of their apartment windows so their infants could get some “fresh air.” The cage functioned like a tiny ...

We’re on a quest to track down the origins of phrases here at Mental Floss. And when an origin perfectly explains some strange figure of speech, it feels extremely satisfying. For example, “pushing ...

Batch process manufacturers are continuously looking for new ways to improve processes and production techniques and to be more efficient to remain competitive. Although manufacturers see new ...

The oldest known cremation pyre in Africa is shedding light on the complex funeral rites of ancient hunter-gatherers 9,500 years ago.