that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . april 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message skulls unlimited international inc. type private corporation industry retail founded june 1986 1 headquarters oklahoma city oklahoma u.s. area served worldwide key people jay villemarette president products real and replica skulls and skeletons . website www.skullsunlimited.com skulls unlimited international inc. is a commercial supplier of osteological specimens located in oklahoma city oklahoma . skulls unlimited provides a skull cleaning service using dermestid beetles to strip the flesh from skulls and skeletons . 2 the bones are later whitened using hydrogen peroxide . skulls unlimited processes approximately 25 000 skull specimens per year . 3 skulls unlimited and the museum of osteology oklahoma city oklahoma . skulls unlimited s gift shop . dermestid beetles being used to clean a human skull at skulls unlimited international . contents 1 history 2 museum of osteology 3 gallery 4 references 5 external links history edit in the summer of 1986 jay villemarette found himself out of work after being laid off from his auto body job and started considering the possibility of working full time with skulls . in june of that year he established skulls unlimited international . 1 his fascination with skulls and bones began when he was seven years old after he found a dog skull in the woods near his home . that interest along with encouragement from his father 4 5 led villemarette to begin collecting other animal skulls . after graduating from high school he collected and sold skulls in his spare time 6 while working as an auto body technician . as sales grew villemarette and his wife kim began to clean skulls in their kitchen . 5 after relocating to a retail location for his business in 1992 villemarette was able to employ his first full time employees skulls unlimited remained at their south shields address until june 2000 when they expanded into a custom built facility in oklahoma city . mike rowe poses for a photo during filming at skulls unlimited international . over the years this business has been featured in several television programs including ; taboo ; living with the dead season 8 episode 5 . air date june 17 2012 auction kings ; les paul guitar giant bat season 3 episode 12 . air date jun. 14 2012 modern marvels ; built by hand season 18 episode 2 . air date oct. 10 2011 skeleton inc. season 1 episode 1 pilot . air date sept. 18 2011 weird true and freaky ; eternally stuffed season 3 episode 12 . air date nov. 23 2010 dirty jobs ; skull cleaner season 2 episode 23 . air date july 11 2006 msnbc investigates ; shades of obsession season 1 episode 115 . air date april 17 2001 ripley s believe it or not season 2 episode 6 . air date feb. 14 2001 adam savage and jamie hyneman at the discovery channel young scientist challenge pose with skulls unlimited international s jay villemarette and joey williams 2004 . in 2004 skulls unlimited was invited to participate in the discovery channel s young scientists challenge in washington d.c. this televised event was hosted by the mythbusters adam savage and jamie hyneman . in january 2013 villemarette guest starred on john hodgman s podcast judge john hodgman as an expert witness to comment on the hobby of collecting skeletons and taxidermied animals . 7 museum of osteology edit in 2004 skulls unlimited started construction on a new 12 000 square foot 1 100 m2 building that now houses skulls unlimited s corporate offices and the museum of osteology . the museum opened to the public on october 1 2010 and exhibits over 300 real skeletons and over 400 real skulls 8 focusing on the form and function of the skeletal system . on may 1 2015 skulls unlimited opened a second museum skeletons animals unveiled in orlando fl . which displays over 400 real skeletons . 9 gallery edit entrance to skulls unlimited s processing facility . inside skulls unlimited s processing facility . a technician at the skulls unlimited processing facility . small skeletons being processed at skulls unlimited . dermestid beetles clean skulls at skulls unlimited s processing facility . skulls unlimited s dermestid beetle room . a technician preps skulls for cleaning at skulls unlimited . skulls unlimited s inventory storage area . a variety of skull from skulls unlimited s inventory . references edit a b elder robert k. in bone business skulls rate head and shoulders above skeletons . the chicago tribune . retrieved december 24 2011 . where how greasy a human is is part of the job . associated press . october 30 2006 . retrieved december 24 2011 . raymond jeff . skeleton crew . the oklahoman . retrieved december 24 2011 . urstadt brian july 2006 . i m going to rib cage world . www.outsideonline.com . retrieved december 24 2011 . a b bone collector . the oklahoma gazette . october 25 2006 . retrieved december 24 2011 . staff writer april 2 2007 . life as a skull cleaner is a messy job . reuters . retrieved december 24 2011 . maxfun intern 23 january 2013 . judge john hodgman episode 94 bleached and mounted bones of contention . maximum fun . retrieved 2013 01 14 . brus brian may 27 2009 . skull junkie finds solid future in skeleton frontier . the journal record . retrieved december 24 2011 . uncredited may 12 2015 . skeleton museum now open at i drive 360 . attractions magazine . external links edit official site entrepreneur.com want to be disgustingly happy start a disgusting business . mybusinessmag.com uncommon enterprise ; 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