And other stories from the stranger side of life
Fragments of Ludwig van Beethoven’s skull have returned to Vienna where the rest of the composer is buried. The fragments were donated to the Medical University of Vienna by US businessman Paul Kaufmann who inherited them from his mother, who in turn, received them from her great-uncle physician and medical historian. Kaufmann said he found the fragments in a small box with “Beethoven” scratched on it in a family safety deposit box in a French bank, noted The Times.
