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New idea in mortuary science: Dissolving bodies with lye (AP)

dissolving bodies. (AP Photo Michael Conroy)AP - Since they first walked the planet, humans have either buried or burned their dead. Now a new option is generating interest — dissolving bodies in lye and flushing the brownish, syrupy residue down the drain.


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