Well sh*t happens… but the irony in the way these people died…
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Around the turn of the 20th century American doctor Jesse William Lazear tried to prove that mosquitoes transmitted yellow fever by letting himself be bitten. Unfortunately, he was right…:oops:
Source: exhibits.hsl.virginia.edu -
Clement Vallandigham, an American lawyer, shot himself dead in the middle of a courtroom while trying to show how a victim may have accidentally committed suicide. He posthumously won his case…Aaaiii
Source: history.house.gov -
Carl Wilhelm Scheele, a Swedish chemist, was known for his habit of tasting the chemicals he created. He eventually died thanks to ingesting too much poison… Duuh
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The Russian doctor Alexander Bogdanov tried to extend his life by giving himself blood transfusions. His body had an adverse reaction, however, and the transfusions ironically ended up killing him.
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Queen Sunanda Kumariratana of Siam drowned in 1880 with all of her subjects watching her. Why didn’t they help? Because they weren’t allowed to touch her…No offence, but this was downright stupid. But hey
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John Sedgwick, a general during the Civil War was killed by a sniper shortly after mentioning that “they [the enemy] couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance”…Never say never.
Source: civilwarhome.com -
Garry Hoy, a Canadian lawyer, wanted to show that his office window was unbreakable so he threw himself against. Unfortunately he was wrong, and even more unfortunately his office was on the 24th floor. :eek:
Source: snopes.com -
Sigurd the Mighty, a Viking conqueror, was killed by a man he had just recently beheaded. How? Because he had tied the man’s head to his horse saddle, his teeth cut Sigurd’s leg after which Sigurd contracted a lethal infection. Poetic justice !!
Source: wikipedia -
Horace Lawson Hunley was a Civil War submarine engineer who designed a number of submarines, all of which eventually sank. He eventually met the same fate while he was captaining his latest model, named after himself.
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Basil Brown, a self proclaimed health fanatic, killed himself by drinking a gallon of carrot juice every day. Too much of something no matter how healthy,can kill yah!
Source: Star-News – Feb 20, 1974 -
In 1992 Greg Austin Gingrich was pretending to fall over the side of the Grand Canyon when he actually did fall over the side, and died. Oh!:eek:
Source: latimes.com -
In 1814 eight people died in London when a giant vat of beer exploded and drowned them all. Some people in this country ,would not mind going out that way.
Source: historychannel.com.au -
During the dance fever of 1518 in Strasbourg, nearly 100 people danced for about 1 month straight. Several of them ended up dying.o_O
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In 1923 Frank Hayes became the first dead person to win a horse race when he suffered a heart attack before crossing the finish line.
Source: wikipedia.com -
Franz Reichelt, an Austrian tailor, was so convinced that he had found a way for humans to fly that he jumped off of the Eiffel Tower to prove it in 1912. He fell straight down and died. Seriously !!!:oops:
Source: britishpathe.com -
Monica Meyer, the mayor of Betterton, Maryland drowned in human waste while she was checking the town’s sewage tanks.
Source: Lawrence Journal-World – Mar 21, 1980 -
A Brazilian man, Joao Maria de Souza, was killed in 2013 when a cow came crashing through his roof… Now how on earth…never mind. #intriguesoftheanimalkingdom
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In the year 1567 Austrian Hans Steininger tripped on his beard and died. That’s ironic alright.
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In 1958 the British TV actor Gareth Jones was playing a character who was supposed to have a heart attack. At that moment, however, he actually had a heart attack and everyone thought he was just acting.
Source: theguardian.com -
James Henselden, the owner of the Segway production company, died when he drove a Segway off of a cliff in England. RIP segway founder.
Rest in peace y’all.