Eric When did Death (or Grim) go from wearing a classical white robe or cloth oft with skin over skeleton to a black hooded robe with only a skeleton? This will be an interesting search for tomorrow.

Mark Dain Probably around the same time Santa turned red, white and very fat from being a green elf.

Martijn The Santa thing is actually described pretty well by CGP Grey, the red probably comes from Saint Nicholas' bishop's tunic: youtube.com/watch?...

Mark Dain The fat comes from all the Coke he's drinking :) but on a serious note, switching to water can make you lose a lot of weight. It's insane how much sugar Coke has in it.