Well it depends on when and where you were born I guess. 😆 Egyptian's had the jump on everyone in the practise (think of all those mummies) and it didn't become a common practise here until the Civil War, and especially after Lincoln was shot to preserve him for his Lying In State Train ride.

https://bartonfuneral.com/funeral-basics/history-of-embalming/

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