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Creepy DiscoveriesJun 10, 2026

The Soap Lady

The Soap Lady In 1874, gravediggers in Philadelphia found her. A buried woman from the 1800s. Her body had not decayed. It had turned into soap. The chemical process is called adipocere. Her fat became a waxy gray substance. She still sits on display today. At the Mütter Museum.

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https://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/the-curious-case-of-mrs-ellenbogen/
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