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Dying People Turned Their Bodies Into Medicine

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The entire process of ‘Mellification’ was created by Arabic people, which consisted of dying people spending their last days eating nothing but honey in order to turn their bodies into a preserved candy bar of sorts. Of course, this person would have to agree to donate their bodies to their community prior to their death. After they died, their bodies would be buried in a honey-filled stone coffin for close to a century. Then, the honey coated remains of the dead would be consumed as a healing solution. 

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