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The first process to happen to the human body postmortem is cooling, where the body becomes the temperature of the surrounding environment. Then rigor mortis sets in, which is the tightening of the muscles making the body stiff. Then lividity occurs, which is the discoloring of the skin. Finally postmortem decomposition sets in and the body begins to decay.

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