The Washington Post is featuring this article detailing the latest scientific craze in Italy... the exhumation and study of ancient historical figures. The only one I'd personally heard of was Plutarch (and the Medicis), but that's just because I'm not all that up on non-papal medieval Italian history.

I've often wondered just what, exactly, was in the ancient tombs of, for example, Westminster. I'm sure UK readers will raise their eyebrows at a Yank being interested in their historic skeletons, but it should be pointed out that until 1776, they were ours too.