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Do you ever wonder what happens to your body after you die? You might be surprised to discover that the human body is host to a multitude of hidden secrets. Discover how coroners and forensic anthropologists use a body to both save lives and catch killers. Visit the University of Tennessee's famed "Body Farm," a crematorium, and one of the largest tissue banks in the United States.moreless
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ADD TRIVIA- According to a 2006 report there are just over 2,000 creamtories in the United States. California tops the list with 185 and North Dakota has the fewest with three. Edit
- In 1897 anthropologist George Amos Dorsey helped convict a Chicago sausage maker of murdering his wife, though no body was ever found. He identified bone fragments, lending support to the theory that she had been ground into sausage. Edit
- In the last 20 years there have been more than 10 million tissue transplants; in the last four decades, half a million cornea transplants. Edit
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ADD QUOTES- Narrator: They save lives, find murderers and teach a new generation how the human body works. They can be buried, embalmed, donated and cremated, they can even create a new habitat. If you work hard in life, just wait until you see what you can do after you're dead. Now, Corpse Tech, on Modern Marvels. Edit
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