Oh, the Places Your Ashes Will Go!

If you decide to be cremated when the time comes, your choice of final resting places will be much greater than if you were to be buried. Mental_floss takes a look at some of the more, hmm ...imaginative ways people have stored, scattered, reused, or disposed of their ashes.
The name Fredric Baur may not ring any bells, but you know his most famous creation. In 1966 Baur invented the Pringles can so Procter & Gamble could ship its new chips without using bags. Baur was so proud of the achievement that he told his children he wanted to be buried in the iconic can. When he died in 2008 at 89, they honored his wishes by placing his ashes in a Pringles can before burying them. According to his son Larry, Baur’s children briefly debated what flavor canister to use before settling on original.

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I think I'll donate my body to one of those criminal research fields where forensic science students/experts examine the time it takes for a body to rot in the wilds. Not only will I be fertilizing the land and having nature do its thang, but also my worthless slab will be contributing to the knowledge of others.
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My dad is in Arlington National in a 1902 Cracker Jacks Nutty Deluxe tin and my mom is right next to him in an M&Ms School Bus tin.
They wanted it this way and it took special permissions to get them in Arlington that way.
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