An attorney in France left $10,000 to “a local madhouse.” The gentleman declared that “it was simply an act of restitution to his clients.” An Australian named Francis R. Lord left one shilling to his wife “for tram fare so she can go somewhere and drown herself.” The inheritance was never claimed. Sandra West, a wealthy 37-year-old Beverly Hills socialite, left most of her $3 million... 

The South Yorkshire Star reported back in February that a Conisborough funeral director has a new addition to its list of services; converting a loved one’s ashes into a synthetic diamond. The funeral directors send away the remains to have them transformed into a synthetic precious stone which can even be made into a pendant. The process involves extracting carbon from the ashes and then exposing...