What's the deal with headstones?

Stuff You Should Know

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4.6 • 79.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2014

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Headstones have quite an interesting history. From the beginnings of marking graves with simple wood carvings to the elaborate tombstones that would come in the Victorian era, Chuck and Josh break down the deal with all things headstone in this episode.

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0:31.0	Welcome to Stuff You Should Know from Howstuffworks.com.
0:34.7	Hey and welcome to the podcast.
0:42.4	I'm Josh Clark.
0:43.4	There's Charles W. Chuck Bryant.
0:45.4	Sun's out.
0:46.4	Jerry's over there.
0:47.4	It's the end of July.
0:49.4	Is the Sun out?
0:50.4	Can you tell him this tune?
0:53.4	I can see I have a window.
0:54.4	I can look out behind you over your shoulder.
0:57.1	You must...
0:58.1	I mean this...
0:59.1	I can't imagine you're not depressed.
1:00.9	Oh, just staring at the foam.
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