#weird deaths

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Yo, there was this Bavarian dude, Hans Staininger, and he had like a super long beard. When it was over 4ft long, he tripped over it and died. Which you know, is a totally respectable reason to go down in history.

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Find out about the bizarre death of whiskey distiller and businessman Jack Daniel, who was killed by his office safe

The Office Safe That Killed Whiskey Distiller Jack Daniel

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Find out about Chin Shi Huangdi's death, and how China's first emperor ended up poisoning himself in a quest for immortality drugs

Chin Shi Huangdi's Death: The Emperor Who Poisoned Himself Seeking Immortality Drugs

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Find out about the Great Molasses Flood, the 1919 industrial disaster that engulfed Boston in a sticky tsunami

The Great Molasses Flood: When Boston Was Engulfed in a Sticky Tsunami

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Find out here about Zeuxis, one of the greetest ancient Greek painters, he laughed himself to death at a patron's request

Zeuxis, the Ancient Greek Painter Who Laughed Himself to Death

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General John Sedgwick served his country well for decades in the US Army, but unfortunately, as seen here, he is best remembered not for his lifetime of solid service, but for his unfortunate last words.

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King Adolf Frederick of Sweden was a weak monarch who did little that is memorable. Find out here why he is more remembered for his strange death than for anything he did in life.

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Canadian lawyer Gary Hoy was peculiarly proud of the tensile strength of the windows at his office in the Toronto Dominion Center, a downtown high rise, and was in the habit of demonstrating the windows' sturdiness by body checking them. It turned out to be a bad habit.

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