New research by life insurance broker LifeSearch has revealed 10 of the strangest things that people have left in their wills for their loved ones.

LifeSearch analysed public messenger boards including Reddit and Ranker to find the strangest items and requests. 

The list was compiled to help raise awareness of the importance of wills and how crucial it is to know how to plan a will despite your age or health.

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10 of the strangest things left in wills

Here’s the list of 10 of the strangest things left in wills.

  1. One man left his prostate to a giraffe
  2. A lady left a trust fund of £100,000 to her pet goldfish
  3. One man’s last wish was to have his ashes fired out of a gun
  4. A manure spreader was left by a father for his son (who also disinherited him)
  5. A pair of Christmas socks
  6. One grandmother left a single penny and a list of “nasty comments” for each family member 
  7. A Toblerone 
  8. A kidney stone
  9. Napoleon famously documented he wanted his head to be shaved upon his death and for his hair to be shared amongst his family
  10. The inventor of Pringles cans used his will to document he wanted to be cremated and his ashes to be packed in a Pringles can and buried!

 

The company hopes that by revealing the list and offering expert advice about the process of planning a will that more people will feel encouraged to plan theirs.

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Emma Walker, Chief Marketing Officer at LifeSearch, said: “Planning for death is daunting, morbid and something we naturally don’t want to do.

“Yet writing a will is hugely important and, at a practical level, a way to ensure the things we love and treasure make it to the right people.

“Using the guide we’ve put together, we invite people to side-step the jargon and plan, with confidence, their affairs - including safe passage for those quirky and esoteric items we collect along the way.”