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TIL TIL After he died Einstein’s family directed that he—meaning all of him—be cremated. Dr. Thomas Harvey, the pathologist who performed the autopsy, decided to remove Albert’s brain before releasing his body to the undertakers. He stored Einstein’s brain in his home for 20+ years in Mason jars

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