Random Death Facts

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    On average, women have always lived longer than men.
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    Funeral Poets of Amsterdam
    If you die in Amsterdam with no next of kin and no-one to attend your funeral, a poet will write a poem for you and recite it at your funeral.
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    Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
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    On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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    Voltaire's Last Words
    Voltaire's Last Words
    When Voltaire was asked to renounce Satan on his deathbed, his last words were: "This is no time for making new enemies."
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    We are born with 350 bones, and die with 206.
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    Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
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    The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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