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17. Nails And Hair Do Not Grow After Death, This Is Actually A Myth

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Many viral channels on YouTube have popularized this myth-fact. It does not hold any water on its own. Three days after the body starts decomposing, the dry skin starts tightening which gives the appearance that the nail is growing longer. According to BBC, “Death puts a stop to the supply of glucose, and therefore to fingernail growth.”