11. Your Hair Doesn't Keep Growing, But You Can Still Get An Erection
Fact. But not in a way that you'd like obviously, because you're dead. Within three days of your death, the enzymes in your body that used to help you eat your dinner will begin to eat you. These enzymes attack your body and ruptured cells become a food source for the living bacteria in your gut. Muscles will still contract due to calcium ions which makes it possible for men to have an erect penis after death and can even ejaculate. Your body will still swell up and bloat for a few days after death due to autolysis however, due to popular belief, your fingernails and toenails do not continue to grow after you die. The skin around them dries up and contracts, making your nails look longer.
