On April 5, 1923, George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, financier of Howard Carter's Tutankhamun Expedition, died of an infection after nicking a mosquito bite while shaving. Or maybe it was the curse of the pharaohs. pic.twitter.com/q8r8pOhtPo
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On June 4, 1923, jockey Frank Hayes suffered a fatal heart attack, dying in the saddle mid-race at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. His horse, a 20:1 long shot named Sweet Kiss nevertheless crossed the finish line, winning by a head. pic.twitter.com/RKsPAqGvth— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) March 30, 2023
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On March 8, 1941, author Sherwood Anderson died of peritonitis after accidentally swalllowing a toothpick. pic.twitter.com/TIEPuF9T8r— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) March 31, 2023
On February 15, 1909, while attempting to flee six young female stenographers who were threatening to kiss him, 15 year old George Spencer Millet tripped and fell on the ink eraser he was carrying in his breast pocket, piercing his heart and killing him. pic.twitter.com/WUf7Nhs6bC
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On February 4, 1912, Franz Reichelt plunged to his death from the Eiffel Tower while testing his invention: the "parachute-suit". pic.twitter.com/BQrnO8OYya
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On September 14, 1927, American dancer Isadora Duncan was killed when the long silk scarf she was wearing became entangled in the open-spoked wheel and rear axle of the car she was riding in. She was yanked out of her seat with such force that her neck was broken. pic.twitter.com/cigij1ekmL
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On July 2, 1951, police discovered the remains of Mary Reeser in her Florida home: a pile of ashes, her left foot (still in a slipper), her backbone, and her skull that had shrunk "to the size of a teacup". Many theorized she had spontaneously combusted. pic.twitter.com/DYO33KwuDW— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) April 4, 2023
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According to Pliny the Elder, Roman senator Lucius Fabius-Cilo died choking to death on a single hair "in a draught of milk". pic.twitter.com/RWIr8bJ21a— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) April 6, 2023
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To demonstrate how great she was feeling following surgery, author Margaret Wise Brown (Goodnight Moon) kicked her leg in the air – dislodging a blood clot that traveled up to her heart, killing her on November 13, 1952. pic.twitter.com/uzwlzYV5KL— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) April 7, 2023
Agathocles, who rose from simple potter to tyrant of Syracuse, died in 289 B.C. at age 72, purportedly killed by a poisoned toothpick. pic.twitter.com/CSNKWBXjvu
— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) April 8, 2023
Today’s Yes/No…
Cannabis-infused Ketchup? Yes/Nohttps://t.co/YIZ5DWE7kU
— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) April 8, 2023
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