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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Kurma-the-Turtle on 2024-10-30 12:05:31+00:00.
Original Title: TIL that the corpse of William the Conqueror was so bloated that it wouldn’t fit into the tomb during his funeral, exploding when forced into place and spreading a disgusting odour throughout the church.
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So did Pope Pius XII, in a much more exhilarating manner considering the supposed sacrality of the thing, the firing of the doctor and the doctrine held by many that the body of popes do not decompose in their graves.
