Random Death Facts

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    On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
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    On average, women have always lived longer than men.
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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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    The first man to survive going over Niagara Falls later died from slipping on an orange peel.
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    Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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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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    Hemlock Water Dropwort
    Hemlock Water Dropwort
    There is a poisonous plant that leaves the victim with a smile on their face at the time of death.
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    Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
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