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  2. How do you have the same couch for 40-plus years? - AOL

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    I imagined my place as if my grandmother lived here (and not a party house, because I do end up having a lot of people over sometimes). And I was like, OK, let me strip it down.

  3. Women in death care in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The funeral industry in America emerged after the Civil war as a means of disposing of the countless bodies that were accumulated during the war. [1] Prior to this, care of the sick and recently deceased was largely done at home by women. [1] However, the Civil War led to the need to transport many bodies long distances from their place of ...

  4. Burial vault (enclosure) - Wikipedia

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    Burial vault (enclosure) A burial vault (also known as a burial liner, grave vault, and grave liner) is a container, formerly made of wood or brick but more often today made of metal or concrete, that encloses a coffin to help prevent a grave from sinking. Wooden coffins (or caskets) decompose, and often the weight of earth on top of the coffin ...

  5. African Burial Ground National Monument - Wikipedia

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    February 27, 2006. African Burial Ground National Monument is a monument at Duane Street and African Burial Ground Way (Elk Street) in the Civic Center section of Lower Manhattan, New York City. Its main building is the Ted Weiss Federal Building at 290 Broadway. [4] The site contains the remains of more than 419 Africans buried during the late ...

  6. Archaeology of Ancient Egypt - Wikipedia

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    The archaeology of Ancient Egypt is the study of the archaeology of Egypt, stretching from prehistory through three millennia of documented history. Egyptian archaeology is one of the branches of Egyptology . Napoleon 's invasion of Egypt in 1798 led to the Western passion for Egyptian antiquities. In the modern era, the Ministry of State for ...

  7. Older Americans are stashing thousands around the house. Here ...

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    Commercial real estate has beaten the stock market for 25 years — but only the super rich could buy in. Here's how even ordinary investors can become the landlord of Walmart, Whole Foods or Kroger

  8. Coffin ship - Wikipedia

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    Replica of the "good ship" Jeanie Johnston, which sailed during the Great Hunger when coffin ships were common. No one ever died on the Jeanie Johnson. A coffin ship ( Irish: long cónra) is a popular idiom used to describe the ships that carried Irish migrants escaping the Great Irish Famine and Highlanders displaced by the Highland Clearances.

  9. Gift registries after divorce offer a new way to support ...

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    Many retail registries can be set up for a multitude of purposes, including divorce. Fresh Starts uses Amazon. It suggests bundles of items ranging from $99 to $500. Among the bedroom, kitchen ...