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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We are born with 350 bones, and die with 206.
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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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On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
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