Monday, 3 December 2012

Top 10 Most Bizarre Deaths Ever Recorded

The term 'shit happens' comes to mind when reading these. Here's a list of downright hilarious deaths of some prominent figures in the past century.

1) VIAGRA Overdose
A Nigerian dictator named Sani Abacha died in his home from a VIAGRA-induced heart attack in 1998. The overdose was discovered to be prelude to an orgy.

2) Eaten by Classmate
25 year old Renée Hartevelt was killed and eaten by her classmate Issei Sagawa, who had invited her to dinner! Sagawa was deemed unfit to trial, and was extradited back to Japan. 

3) Hung like a Horse
Kenneth Pinyan, from Seattle WA, died of acute peritonitis after he engaged in anal sex with a horse. He was experienced in the event, however this time the horse was too keen, resulting in his death - and most likely the criminalization of bestiality in Washington in 2005.

4) Party Trick
Sherwood Anderson died after he tried to swallow a toothpick at a party, resulting in death from peritonitis.

5) Anger Management
The founder of famous Tennessee whiskey Jack Daniels died of blood poisoning after he kicked his safe in anger of not remembering its code.

6) Breaking Records (and necks)
J.G. Parry-Thomas was a British racing driver who died after his cars drive chain snapped and whipped into his cock pit, decapitating him. This happened while he tried to set the land speed record, which he actually succeeded in at the time.

7) Bored
Jerome Irving Rodale died when being interviewed on the Dick Cavett Show. He appeared to be asleep, but had actually had a heart attack. Cavett asked 'Are we boring you, Mr. Rodale?' - the show was never aired.

8) ...and people say Wrestling is fake!
Owen Hart WWE wrestler, died when he fell 78 feet from a cable that was lowering him into the stadium from the rafters. He had been scheduled to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship that very night.

9) Wait.. that wasn't part of the act?
Tommy Cooper died on stage while performing magic at Her Majesty's Theatre. Many of the audience however, thought it was part of the act!

10) Fencing is meant to be safe!
Vladimir Smirnov was an Olympic fencer, who died of brain damage after his opponent's foil snapped during a match. The foil pierced his eyeball and entered his brain!

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