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TIL of Sophie de Marbois-Lebrun, the eccentric duches of Plaisance: when her teenage daughter died, she had her embalmed and placed in the basement of her manor. When the manor caught fire, she of... (en.wikipedia.org)
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Original Title: TIL of Sophie de Marbois-Lebrun, the eccentric duches of Plaisance: when her teenage daughter died, she had her embalmed and placed in the basement of her manor. When the manor caught fire, she offered large amount of cash to anybody willing to venture into the burning basement and save the corpse

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