48K views · 158 reactions | Antonio Scarpa was an Italian anatomist and professor who died in 1832 and had the head of his corpse removed and exhibited in the Institute of Anatomy. The head is still exhibited at the University History Museum of the University of Pavia. Follow @historyfromeveryday for daily historical content! #history #taxidermy | History Everyday | Facebook

A chilling sketch, filmed using night-vision recording, shows an employee getting the scare of her life in a staged mortuary setting. As the employee stands over a body covered by a sheet, the 'corpse' suddenly kicks its legs up, throws off the sheet, and sits up on the metal gurney. The terrified employee drops her clipboard and runs from the room, leaving the bald, sheet-less man to slowly climb off the table and look around, confirming the success of the horrifying joke. This video and story