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- Bluth, on 10/12/2007, -6/+109ya, who could forget that?
- themarq, on 10/12/2007, -1/+40FIFTY TWO litres of wine?
Christ, you may have well have said a million-billion litres.
Don't belive everything you read on the Internet. He died of malaria. - umrgregg, on 10/12/2007, -10/+47The best way to not die is to stay alive.
-.- - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+37Unless you die in the attempt like most people.
- edzieba, on 10/12/2007, -2/+31I'm incredibly worried that 'Tycho Brahe' is known more as a character in a webcomic than as a major astronomer.
- xutopia, on 10/12/2007, -1/+29Some of those are innacurate. For example Francis Bacon didn't freeze to death as they insinuate, he died of a pneumonia which is arguably less stupid.
- lustre, on 10/12/2007, -15/+36Arguably, I think Steve Irwin's death could be fairly added to this list.
- archlich, on 10/12/2007, -5/+26and for the not so famous...
http://www.darwinawards.com/ - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+21@jaycliche
You might want to do some actual research.
Catherine the Great did not die as a result of bestial relations. That was a rumor fabricated to slander her post mortum.
Here's an actual reference, a rarity on Digg:
http://www.snopes.com/risque/animals/catherine.asp - chubbymidget, on 10/12/2007, -3/+19By far the best one
Aeschylus:
A Greek playwright back in 500 BC. Many historians consider him the father of Greek tragedies.
How he died: An eagle dropped a tortoise on his head
According to legend, eagles picked up tortoises and attempt to crack them open by dropping them on rocks. An eagle mistook Aeschylus' head for a rock (he was bald) and dropped it on him instead. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_deaths
# 1601: Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer, was once thought to have died of a bladder infection after refusing to leave for the bathroom during a banquet for the sake of good manners. However, newer research suggests that he died of mercury poisoning - likely because of his metal nose prosthetic. - cleverhanz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15There is no consensus on how Alexander the Great died. Typhoid, pancreatitis, poison, and bad medicine are all contenders.
- cderry, on 10/12/2007, -3/+18Dumbest Bible Death:
2 Samuel 18:
Verse 9 - "Now Absalom happened to meet David's men. He was riding his mule, and as the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak, Absalom's head got caught in the tree. He was left hanging in midair, while the mule he was riding kept on going."
Verse 14 - "Joab said, "I'm not going to wait like this for you." So he took three javelins in his hand and plunged them into Absalom's heart while Absalom was still alive in the oak tree."
Now THAT sucks. - lobsterGun, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13jcapogna is right. Aeschylus death was no accident...
it was murder!
and to think that they might have gotten away with it if it weren't for...hold on a sec. It was like 2000 years ago. They did get away with it.
nevermind. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_deaths
For a heap more - jcapogna, on 10/12/2007, -3/+14I have a hard time believing. Don't eagles have really good eyesight?
- kuchie, on 10/12/2007, -3/+14http://digg.com/offbeat_news/Wikipedia_s_List_of_Unusual_Deaths
I was going to submit this page in response to this death one, but it turned out it had already been done.
It is a much better and more comprehensive list than this one here. Digg it up! - LacY, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8I really think you'd have an "accident" at the table before your bladder actually bursts...
- ndrake, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Xiogo-Wiz-Hum-Mal-Neu died in The Dungeons of Doom on level 3. Killed by a newt, while helpless.
- TheCrushah, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8Its easy to make fun of Jim Fixx's death because of his supposed fitness, but in his defense, he died at 52 while both his brother and father died of heart attacks before they reached 40. In essence, running gave him nearly 15 additional years of life.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6So Karl Pilkington was right! Sort of...
- thenewmadmax, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6its true, its very sad, but he was playing with fire, and he knew it
- weprin, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Didn't Dr. Atkins die of a heart attack, too?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5@ klawz
"how do you REALLY know? I mean what you consider fact, could have well been fabricated to make sure she died with honor. Who the hell knows."
There's a lot of information, including examinations of her remains, that demonstrate quite conclusively that the horse story is a fabrication. Even the old Soviet Union, which had a lot to gain politically from yet another slam against the old Russian monarchy, claimed the tale was false.
"We're finding new "chapters" to the Bible, and finding out translations were "a bit off due to a very nasty King James wanting things his way""
What new "Chapters" are you talking about? The "Bible" as we know it was codified by the council of Nicene centuries ago. Some content was then removed by Martin Luther, producing the differences between the Catholic and Protestant Bibles. (Protestants refer to this content as the Apocrypha) I can go into details about why that content was removed, but this post is already too long.
We're finding ancient writings that date from the same time period as the writings that were codified into the Bible, but that hardly constitutes "chapters" to the Bible. The Gospel of Thomas for example, often correlated with the theorized "Q" reference used by Mark and Luke, was know to the council of Nicene, yet excluded from the Bible. It was then lost until a few decades ago, when one lone and fragmentary copy was found.
No serious Bible scholar is surprised that the King James translation is rife with errors. It was a quick and dirty translation from a dodgey Greek translation. None of the Hebrew or Aramaic texts were consulted, nor was it compared against any of the Latin translations already in existence. It was created from a questionable source in relative isolation.
It's not so much an issue of King James having input, as the incompetence of the translators. The only real change that occurred because of input from King James was the use of the then popular slang "Dog" for references to a male prostitute.
"who the hell knows anymore - I sure the hell don't believe any of it."
That's because you prefer to cry foul instead actually researching or learning anything. - jollyllama, on 10/12/2007, -7/+11Too soon! What if his kids read this?
You're worse than Hitler. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I'd say most of them are myths, e.g. Tycho Brahe and his exploded bladder.
- lobsterGun, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3nope.
http://www.snopes.com/medical/doctor/atkins.asp - chewtoy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2TFA is wrong about Tycho Brahe:
"Recent investigations have suggested that Tycho did not die from urinary problems but most likely from mercury poisoning: toxic levels of it have been found in his hair and hair-roots."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tycho_brahe#Death
TFA is also not entirely correct about Francis Bacon. He didn't freeze to death, he just caught pneumonia:
"Continuing his scientific research, he was inspired by the possibility of using snow to preserve meat. He purchased a chicken (fowl) to carry out this experiment. While stuffing the chicken with snow, he contracted a fatal case of pneumonia. He died at Highgate on 9 April 1626, leaving assets of about £7,000 and debts to the amount of £22,000. It is said that the chicken still haunts Pond Square in London."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon#Death - dougmc, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3A is for Amy who fell down the stairs, B is for Basil assaulted by bears.
C is for Clair who wasted away, D is for Desmond thrown out of the sleigh.
E is for Ernest who choked on a peach, F is for Fanny, sucked dry by a leech.
G is for George, smothered under a rug, H is for Hector, done in by a thug.
I is for Ida who drowned in the lake, J is for James who took lye, by mistake.
K is for Kate who was struck with an axe, L is for Leo who swallowed some tacks.
M is for Maud who was swept out to sea, N is for Nevil who died of enui.
O is for Olive, run through with an awl, P is for Prue, trampled flat in a brawl
Q is for Quinton who sank in a mire, R is for Rhoda, consumed by a fire.
S is for Susan who parished of fits, T is for Titas who flew into bits.
U is for Una who slipped down a drain, V is for Victor, squashed under a train.
W is for Winie, embedded in ice, X is for Xercies, devoured by mice.
Y is for Yoric whose head was bashed in, Z is for Zilla who drank too much gin.
-- from the Gashlycrumb Tinies. - t0ny, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Dumbest last words: "Hey watch this!"
- alej744, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Umm no it shouldn't, this isn't even a list; however, he has been added to the list on Wikipedia.
- nepawoods, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Catherine the Great of Russia, and it's a myth.
- gaijin, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4"Jerome Irving Rodale:
Founding father of the organic food movement...
How he died: On the "Dick Cavett Show", while discussing the benefits of organic foods..."
I just saw Dick Cavett discussing this with Mel Brooks. He said he found himself asking, "Is there a doctor in the, uh, theatre?" because he knew "Is there a doctor in the house?" would get a laugh. - modsuperstar, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I had totally forgotten about that game until just now. I loved Dungeons Of Doom.
- stryker2you, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1You have a much better list then this story.
- ElwoodHerring, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Read Terry Pratchett's Discworld book "Small Gods" for a great send-up of this incident.
- dslartoo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Dugg, Edward Gorey. :)
- dslartoo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Heh, I remember reading the Attila the Hun story in an old Paul Harvey book. "The Rest of the Story" or one of its spinoffs.
The Wikipedia link already provided is a good one for more interesting deaths. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2Yeah that guy was a total tool.
- Sedako, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2Good read at least
- nepawoods, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2What, no mention of what's-his-name ... the "croc-hunter" guy who provoked a stingray into killing him?
- Spazkake, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Tycho Brahe...
... the Penny Arcade guy? - alej744, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1A Canadian woman choked on marshmallows at London, Ontario's Western Fair while taking part in a "Chubby Bunny" contest, and later died in hospital. Although there were medical personnel at the scene with suction equipment, it is believed that their efforts at resuscitation were hampered by the stickiness of the marshmallows.[10] The contest has since been taken down.
Wow. - hotpepper, on 10/12/2007, -5/+4If I drank 52 litres of wine, I'd probably die too...because my stomach exploded.
- jivebotic, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1http://www.duggmirror.com
- JorgeGT, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1"someday, a turtle will learn to fly" ? :P
- ElwoodHerring, on 10/12/2007, -1/+01975 - Alex Mitchell of King's Lynn in Norfolk, England, kicked the bucket while roaring with laughter at one of his favorite television shows, the comedy programme The Goodies.
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/laughing.asp
His widow was apparently "grateful" to the Goodies for making his departure such a happy one for him. - TRWNBD, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0ragin'
- cbotwell, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0What about the three or so people that have ever had gills and drowned?
- aeoo, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2Staying alive is not what truly living is. So, the surest way to die is to merely stay alive.
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