Hi Anorak,
Some people over the years have had unusual deaths. Here are just of few:
1 SHERWOOD ANDERSON (writer)1941 He died after swallowing a toothpick on an ocean liner that was bound for Brazil.
2 ATTILA THE HUN.453 AD Poor Atilla died from a nosebleed on his wedding night.
3 THOMAS A. BECKET Murdered at Canterbury cathedral in England by four knights
4 AMANDA BLAKE (actress) (Miss Kitty in the cowboy series "Gunsmoke" )She died from AIDS contracted from her bisexual husband.
5 BONO (Husband of singer Cher) He died after crashing into a tree while skiing.
6 DAVY CROCKETT (1836) He died defending the Alamo.
7 ELVIS PRESLEY (1977) The King died sitting on a tiolet seat.
8 MARVIN GAYE (singer) Murdered by his father on his birthday.
9 FRANK HAYES (Jockey) 1923 He had a heart attack during a race. His horse Sweet Kiss won the race.Hayes is the only deceased jockey to WIN a race.
DID YOU KNOW?
1 A rat can go longer without water than a camel?
2 Beaver teeth are so sharp than native americans used them as knife blades?
3 A cockroch without its head can live for nine days?
4 When coffee beans are roasted they release 700 chemical substances that produce aromas
5 Canada banned beauty contests in 1992.
6 American and Russian space flights always include chocolate.
7 Captain Cook lost 41 of his 98 crew due to lack of Vitamin C on his first voyage to the south Pacific in 1768.
Yes, there are lots of unusual information in our world.
Regards,
JOHN BLAKE
