In this mini episode, I visit a few stories from history's more macabre side. When President Zachary Taylor suddenly died early in his presidency, some people thought he was secretly poisoned and his body was eventually exhumed for testing. Other famous people from history have had their bodies exhumed to solve mysteries surrounding their deaths, too. But...what were the results of all those exhumations? I have the answers!
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SOUND SOURCES
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