Bizarre Odd Facts / myLot

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September 29, 2017 9:36am CST

Some persons want to keep a treasured item when a loved one passes on. This story is bizarre though. Sir Walter Raleigh was executed and beheaded. His body was buried, but his wife kept his head in a velvet bag for 29 years. Now, that’s weird! Amedeo Modigiani, an Italian artist asked his teenage lover, Jeanne Hebuterne, to die with him, so he could have “my favorite model in paradise and with her enjoy eternal happiness.” Pregnant with Modigiani’s child, Jeanne jumped to her death, on the day of his funeral. Oh dear! When Humphrey Bogart died, his wife, Lauren Bacall, put a small gold whistle in his coffin. Do you know why?

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The Horse

@TheHorse (238355)

• Walnut Creek, California

29 Sep 17

I don't know why! So he could let the world know if he came to?

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Alice Henry

@IreneVincent (15960)

• United States

29 Sep 17

I added a link to the post to explain why

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The Horse

@TheHorse (238355)

• Walnut Creek, California

29 Sep 17

@IreneVincent I'll check it out when I get back from seeing my last client of the week!

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John Roberts

@JohnRoberts (109841)

• Los Angeles, California

29 Sep 17

The whistle is a reference to the movie To Have and Have Not when they met and there is the famous scene when she says blow a whistle.

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Alice Henry

@IreneVincent (15960)

• United States

29 Sep 17

I added a link to the post, that explains why.

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Hope

@1hopefulman (45111)

• Canada

29 Sep 17

Was it that in case he woke up he could be heard?

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Alice Henry

@IreneVincent (15960)

• United States

29 Sep 17

No, it was just a charm from a charm bracelet that he had given her before they got married. I have heard that years ago, some persons could have been buried alive and a whistle might have come in handy.

I put a whistle in all of my Go-bags that I prepared for my family. If a person gets lost, a whistle would definitely come in handy. Also, do you remember the scene in the movie "Titanic" A whistle is what saved her life. Of course, that was just a movie.