Weird Fact: November 13, 2013October 21, 2014 / N.D.Plume Dead people can get goosebumps. Yes, really. When a person dies, their muscles goes through many changes to include rigor mortis. The hair follicles do much the same thing. As the hair follicles contract, it causes the appearance of goosebumps. Share this:TwitterFacebookGoogleLike this:Like Loading... Related