Composer Beethoven’s hair has 42 times more lead than the average person, the artist Goya’s skull mysteriously disappeared…
Composer Haydn is buried with two skulls
According to Live Science, eight days after his death, Haydn had his skull stolen. A thief wanted to study his skull, so he stole it and brought it to Vienna General Hospital, Austria. Here, Haydn’s skull is bleached, cleaned for study.
The police later found the skull and buried it with Haydn’s body, but they only received a fake skull.
Before he died, the thief told the truth and handed over Haydn’s real skull to the authorities. Currently, Haydn is buried with two skulls: one of his own and one of another.
Composer Beethoven’s hair contains a lot of lead
Before his death, the genius composer Beethoven’s health was very bad. He suffered from severe stomach pain, eye infection, kidney stones, mood swings.
After his death, a lock of his hair was found in 1994. Research shows that this curl contains 42 times more lead than normal hair. The curl is kept at the Library of Congress, USA.
Lead can cause stomach upset, mood swings, and even hearing loss.
Beethoven’s hair contains 42 times more lead than the average person. Photo: Live Science.
Artist Goya’s Skull Mysteriously Missing
Spanish artist Francisco Goya died in 1828 and was buried in France. 73 years later, the Spanish government relocated his remains to his homeland. Suddenly they found two skeletons and a skull in his grave.
Scientists concluded that one of the skeletons belonged to Goya, and the skull was not. Currently, Goya’s headless remains are buried at St. Anthony in the Spanish capital.
The special brain structure of physicist Einstein
After Einstein died, Dr. Thomas Harvey stole his brain for research. Harvey cut the brain into small pieces and refrigerated it.
A 2011 study found that the corpus callosum in Einstein’s brain was very thick. This is the area that connects the left and right hemispheres, creating a rhythmic coordination between the two hemispheres of the brain.
Einstein’s brain has a very special structure. Photo: Live Science.