On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
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In 2006, a woman was found in her London flat, skeletonized, after 3 years of being dead – with the TV still running.
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When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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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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Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your food begin to eat you.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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