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An exploding corpse, a 45-minute car chase, and a horse-related mishap that lead to a century-long royal tradition. On this episode of The List Show, host Justin Dodd covers funerals gone wrong. Like, really wrong.
00:00 A potty-mouthed parrot
01:13 A knock from inside the coffin
01:52 A king's exploding corpse
04:44 A fight breaks out ... with the corpse
05:15 A queen's wild horses
06:31 Switched at death
07:23 An elephantine attack
08:29 A body drops in
09:55 A mid-funeral car chase
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00:00 A potty-mouthed parrot
01:13 A knock from inside the coffin
01:52 A king's exploding corpse
04:44 A fight breaks out ... with the corpse
05:15 A queen's wild horses
06:31 Switched at death
07:23 An elephantine attack
08:29 A body drops in
09:55 A mid-funeral car chase
About Mental Floss:
Mental Floss is where curious people come for trivia-tastic information. Mental Floss produces lists of fun facts, debunks common misconceptions, and tells untold stories from history, science, culture and more.
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