Morbid Reality: Facts About Death

41. Suicide versus murder

More people die by suicide in New York City than are murdered there. A lot of people like to refer to New York as a dangerous place because of some of the other people there, but the loneliness seems to often be the most deadly thing about it.

42. Space burials

A company in the USA called Memorial Space Flights will now launch your loved ones cremated remains in to outer space for a fee. You can pay more to have them orbit the Earth, go to the surface of the Moon, or launch into deep space (the most expensive option).

43. Green burials

A Swedish company will pulverize your body and bury it in a cornstarch urn, providing a completely bio-degradable burial. Highly un-traditional, but if you spent your life concerned about the environment, why not spend death doing so as well?

44. Suicide versus murder

More people die by suicide in New York City than are murdered there. A lot of people like to refer to New York as a dangerous place because of some of the other people there, but the loneliness seems to often be the most deadly thing about it.

45. Space burials

A company in the USA called Memorial Space Flights will now launch your loved ones cremated remains in to outer space for a fee. You can pay more to have them orbit the Earth, go to the surface of the Moon, or launch into deep space (the most expensive option).