Some of these grave innovations are practical. Others, however, border on the bizarre and downright creepy.

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People that came before us are sometimes underfoot.
Strange as it sounds today, heart burial was once a common practice for European aristocrats.
New research shows that cutting back just isn't good enough.
When Hamilton met Aaron Burr in 1804, the scene would have been very familiar to a family tragedy in Hamilton's past.
The Santa Claus of folklore doesn't have a skeleton. But his inspiration, Saint Nicholas, does, and people have been fighting over his bones since they were stolen nearly a millennium ago.
It's codenamed "London Bridge Is Down"
"The strangest tomb in America, if not in the world, is that which rest the remains of Lon Dorsa in Nevada, Mo. It is so constructed that the widow can look upon her deceased husband at will."
Villagers liked to make extra sure their deceased stayed that way.
Mental Floss talked to several to learn some little-known facts about the profession, from what happens behind the doors of the embalming room to the real reason you might want to think twice about that “protective” casket.
These killers took the oath "do no harm" to the opposite extreme.
This pair used a crafty design to get around the cemetery's restrictions.