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  2. Death care industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The death care industry in the United States includes companies and organizations that provide services related to death: funerals, cremation or burial, and memorials. This includes for example funeral homes, coffins, crematoria, cemeteries, and headstones. [1] [2] The death care industry within the U.S. consists mainly of small businesses, [3 ...

  3. Coffin ship - Wikipedia

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    The National Famine Monument at the base of Croagh Patrick in Murrisk, County Mayo, Ireland depicts a coffin ship with skeletons and bones as rigging. Sculpted by John Behan, it is Ireland's largest bronze sculpture. The "Coffin Ship" was unveiled by then President of Ireland Mary Robinson in 1997 to mark the 150th anniversary of the Irish Famine.

  4. HSBC - Wikipedia

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    Under the chairmanship of John Bond, it spent £9 billion (US$15.5 billion) to acquire Household Finance Corporation (HFC), a US credit card issuer and subprime lender. In a 2003 cover story, The Banker noted "when banking historians look back, they may conclude that [it] was the deal of the first decade of the 21st century".

  5. Fisk metallic burial case - Wikipedia

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    Fisk metallic burial cases were patented in 1848 by Almond Dunbar Fisk and manufactured in Providence, Rhode Island. The cast iron coffins or burial cases were popular in the mid–19th century among wealthier families. While pine coffins in the 1850s would have cost around $2, a Fisk coffin could command a price upwards of $100.

  6. Archaeologists Found 11 Canoes Buried in a Wisconsin Lake—and ...

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    The Wisconsin Historic Society has now found what it believes are 11 canoes, all from what was likely an ancient lakeshore, each serving as its own discreet time capsule of sorts. The oldest of ...

  7. 15 wedding guest dresses from Walmart under $40 (that don't ...

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    Quick Overview. Sofia Jeans Convertible Neck Maxi Dress. $26 at Walmart. Sofia Jeans Off The Shoulder Dress. $26 at Walmart. Time and Tru Tie Shoulder Mini Dress. $17 at Walmart. Jessica Simpson ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. Save up to 70% during The Children's Place Memorial Day sale ...

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    If you've previously shopped at TCP, you know that they're famous for their inexpensive graphic tees (if you haven't, you know now). As part of the Memorial Day sale, all styles and sizes are down ...