The 14 Things you Probably Didn't Know about Death
Death is both saddening and fascinating. We all wonder what happens after we die, but do we ever really learn as much as we can from the information we do have? It's like they say, your body is a temple, except this temple does some seriously strange things. Using your own digestive juices to eat yourself? No problem! Getting an erection when you're hanged to death? It happens! Scroll down for some really strange facts about death! When a person dies, the first sense lost is usually sight. This is followed by taste, smell and touch. Last sense to go is hearing. People can also die out of over laughter. Greek philosopher Chrysippus is an example. Brain cells die within a few minutes of the heart stopping. Skin cells can survive for up to 24 hours. Biologically you cannot die of old age. It is the inactivity that kills humans or disease brought on by age. Men who are hanged get a death erection , known as rigor erectus. A human head remains conscious for around 20 sec...