by Will Hoffman

Are you getting bored of that picture on the living room wall? Are you tired of it blending into the background? "Why not hang up a cross-section of your late husband's stomach?" asks German anatomist Gunther von Hagens, creator of the Body Worlds exhibition.

Hagens, also known as Dr. Death, plans to put some of his chemically treated body parts on sale. Who would have thought death could bring life to the living room wall?

It's the BPP's Ramble.

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