Unusual celebrity deaths and funerals

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Source: http://www.spiegel.de/einestages/hunter-s-thompson-bizarre-begraebnisse-und-beruehmte-leichen-a-1017902.html
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Last updated: November 9, 2018
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This Gonzo writer's ashes were dispersed by a 47 m tall cannon
Hunter S. Thompson
His corpse has been preserved in a Red Square mausoleum
Lenin
Pieces of this German-Jewish scientist's brain have been preserved in tupperware
Albert Einstein
This French general & emperor was buried in 1821 without his manhood
Napoleon
This unheralded US athlete was buried in twin Pennsylvania towns, which are named after him
Jim Thorpe
This US country-rocker was cremated in Joshua Tree park in 1973
Gram Parsons
This revolutionary's corpse was initially buried in an anonymous Bolivian mass grave
Che Guevara
This US writer/poet's ashes spent 15 years in her attorney's office and were buried in 1988 under her suggested epitaph ''Excuse my dust.''
Dorothy Parker
He was burnt in the Reich Chancellery
Adolf Hitler
This US psychologist/writer's ashes were among the first to be dispersed in space
Timothy Leary
In 1978, thieves stole and demanded a ransom for this American actor's one-year old remains buried in Switzerland
Charlie Chaplin
This murdered US presidential assassin was exhumed in 1981 to verify his identity
Lee Harvey Oswald
This American musician is buried in his father's private estate
Elvis Presley
She was enbalmed and showcased for political purposes by her president husband
Eva Peron
His corpse was first buried anonymously and then secretly kept in a convent for 11 years until a 1957 burial in Dovia di Predappio
Benito Mussolini
Against his wishes, this US golfer's body was preserved by the cryonics organization Alcor
Ted Williams
Buried in the Paris Panthéon 100 years after his death, this inventor's inspiring hands remained in the original grave
Louis Braille
This American outlaw gunslinger was shot from behind in 1882 and buried in his family backyard
Billy the Kid
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Level 74
Nov 9, 2018
Grim but fascinating!
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Level 37
Nov 26, 2018
Elvis Presley's body is buried on his own estate. If your intent is that ownership does not survive death, then his daughter Lisa Marie became the owner of his estate after his death. Elvis' father, Vernon and ex-wife Priscilla were "caretakers" until Lisa Marie reached the age of maturity.
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Level 73
Dec 2, 2023
The US golfer is certainly better known as a baseball player. Interesting quiz, I scored 9/18, thanks!