The story of the most bizarre things ever exhibited in the museum

The museum is a place to display items with historical, cultural, scientific and artistic significance . But sometimes, it is also a place to display parts of the human body.

Egyptian mummy is a typical example, but that's not the only thing related to the human body on display.

Interestingly, each of these parts has a story to tell. They may be merely there because of the "righteous" wish before "being close to heaven", may also be robbed, even to dig a grave.

1. Albert Einstein's brain: Stolen from the moment of the posture

The physical genius Albert Einstein (Germany) himself before his death had expressed his desire to cremate, and certainly never wanted his brain to be removed from his head and displayed in a museum. somehow.

Albert Einstein's part of the brain.

But when he passed away on April 18, 1955, a doctor Thomas Harvey "hugged" both his brain and eyeballs to escape, keeping to himself.

Surprisingly, although Harvey was guilty of insulting corpses and stealing part of Einstein's remains, the Einstein family - and specifically his son - still chose to forgive it to appease public opinion. This person allowed this doctor to keep the brain, only on the condition that Harvey was for scientific research purposes.

No longer having to hide and hide because of stealing the most strange monsters, Harvey collaborated with Dr. Marta Keller. They conducted thin slices of Einstein's brain into 1,000 slices, divided by many researchers, including Dr. William Ehrich (USA), 46 slices.

After Ehrich's death, his wife gave these 46 slices to Dr. Allen Steinberg. Steinberg brought to Dr. Lucy Rorke-Adams. Adams gave it to a museum.

The box contains the brain slices of scientific genius.

Later, thanks to the collection effort, the US National Health and Health Museum acquired nearly 350 Einstein's brain slices.

2. The Brain of Charles Babbage: Volunteer to devote yourself to science

Unlike Einstein, Charles Babbage (England) - the father of computer technology and the inventor of the first mechanical computer - wanted his brain to be removed from the skull and for scientific research.

Charles Babbage's brain.

In 1871, before his death, Babbage wrote a will to his son. He clearly agreed to allow the impartial posterity to dissect his brain, "handling in any way", as long as "helping the understanding and benefits of mankind".

As expected of Babbage, his brain was removed from the skull and preserved. Currently, half of Babbage's brain is located in the Science Museum, London. The other half belongs to the Hunterian Museum, the Royal College of Anatomy.

3. Antonio Scarpa's Head: Cut off because . hate

In the medical world, Antonio Scarpa (Italy) was an outstanding anatomist, but in his everyday life he was judged to be an avid conceit. No matter where he works, Scarpa is more hostile than making friends.

Capitalist, so when Scarpa died, his former assistant, Carlo Beolchin cut off Scarpa's head, thumb, forefinger and urinary tract from the corpse.

The head of the surgeon Antonio Scarpa.

Except for the head, most of the remaining parts of Scarpa are kept in an Italian museum. As for Scarpa's prime minister, for some reason, it suddenly disappeared. Strangely, after a few years of separation, it suddenly appeared and was displayed at the Story Museum of Pavia University.

Currently, this museum has also collected the remaining parts of Scarpa. But they only showed the head, the rest was left in stock.

4. Jeremy Bentham's head: A fake one

Jeremy Bentham is a British philosopher, known for being eccentric. Before his death, Bentham left a speech requesting the preservation of the body to . still be able to party, eat and play with friends.

Bentham's real head is still public at the gallery of London College.

As Bentham, his body was embalmed, is still on display at a museum of London College. Only thing, the head of the Bentham mummy was replaced by the head made of wax. The reason is that in the process of processing mummies, people accidentally miss it, so they have to cut it out.

Although very terrible, Bentham's real head was still publicized at the London College gallery until the 1990s. Only after being stolen by a student was it stored in the archives and stay in it.

5. Penis of Napoleon Bonaparte: Disgrace despite death

Failure at the Battle of Waterloo (1815) was also the beginning of the end of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte (France). First, he lost the throne. Next, he was banished to St. Island by England. Helena.

The specimen is said to be the "little boy" of Napoleon Emperor Bonaparte.

At St. Island Helena, in 1821, Napoleon died. After an autopsy, his penis was cut off.

After several adventures, in 1927, "Little Napoleon" temporarily settled down at the French Art Museum, New York. By 1977, it was put up for auction, eventually in the hands of urologist John J. Lattimer.

6. Galileo teeth and fingers Galilei: Stolen and stolen many times

The author of the immortal saying "Anyway, the Earth is still spinning" , Galileo Galilei died in 1642. By 1737, his remains were reburied. Taking advantage of the opportunity, some "fans" tried to steal 3 fingers, 1 tooth and 1 vertebra.

When the remains were rebuilt, some "fans" tried to steal his 3 fingers, 1 tooth and 1 vertebra.

Somehow, the Museum of Science History in Florence, Italy has one finger of Galileo. The other two fingers and the tooth went into the hands of a family.

How long is not stable, both fingers and teeth are stolen. In 2009, they suddenly reappeared. Again, the Museum of Italian History of Science went out and bought it, displaying it with Galileo's finger they had, changing its name to the Galileo Museum.

Galileo's life alone is present at the University of Padua.