Random Death Facts

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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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    Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
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    One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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    Ant Graveyard
    Ant Graveyard
    Ants have graveyards.
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    On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
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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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    Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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    There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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