Five Surprising Findings About Death And Dying

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Just thinking about death triggers odd behaviour, shows research. Jesse Krauß/wikimedia

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes, as Benjamin Franklin famously wrote. Few of us find taxes exciting, but death – even just thinking about it – affects us profoundly in many different ways. This is why researchers across so many different fields study it from their perspectives.

Here are five research findings – biochemical, medical, genetic, sociological and psychological – that you may not be aware of.

1. Decomposing human flesh smells (sickly) sweet