The Mummies of Venzone
For hundreds of years, a mystery surrounded the cathedral of Venzone, a small city in the province of Udine, Italy. Instead of decomposing normally, bodies buried in the tombs beneath the cathedral were perfectly preserved and still recognizable decades later, a fact which led the townspeople to periodically retrieve and commune with their dead loved ones. In modern times, scientists finally traced the source of this wonder to Hypha tombicina, a microscopic, parasitic fungus that rapidly dehydrates the bodies before decomposition can even begin. [Source]
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Fun facts about Venzone: cittadina fortificata medievale, venne praticamente rasa al suolo dal terremoto del 1976 e quindi ricostruita pietra su pietra. Letteralmente.
