And this is why you should always pay attention to those signs in museums asking that you please not touch the exhibits.
A family visiting England's Prittlewell Priory Museum recently broke an ancient coffin when they lifted a child over a barrier and into it to take a photo, the Southend Echo reports.
The 800-year-old sandstone casket, which once possibly held the body of a monk who lived at the priory, had been found on the grounds in 1921 with a skeleton inside, the BBC reports. It had been on display ever since, until the family's photo op caused it to tumble off its stand and crack, with a piece falling off. They left the area without reporting the incident, which was caught on surveillance video; it's not clear whether they'll be tracked down.
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