TIL Einstein wanted to be cremated and his ashes scattered with his brain in his head to "discourage idolaters" but the Doctor performing the autopsy put the brain in formaldehyde and kept it for himself.

http://gizmodo.com/the-theft-and-half-century-journey-of-einstein-s-brain-1682738696



Submitted January 31, 2015 at 01:05AM by megashitfactory http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2u88qq/til_einstein_wanted_to_be_cremated_and_his_ashes/