#UnusualDeaths
In December of 1875, a mouse in a South London factory had workers in a panic. One young man tried to corral it, only to have the rodent scurry up his shirt and into his open mouth. He reflexively swallowed and the mouse proceeded to dig its way out, killing him. pic.twitter.com/3O8ed36B3y

— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴‍☠️ (@BaronDestructo) April 19, 2023

#UnusualDeaths
In November of 1872, pallbearer Henry Taylor was killed by the coffin he was carrying after tripping and having the damn thing land on him, making the already solemn occasion downright grim. pic.twitter.com/gjEoPfW6KA

— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴‍☠️ (@BaronDestructo) April 20, 2023

#UnusualDeaths
In 1891, Isaack Rabbanovitch made the very unwise decision to snatch a keg of vodka back from a bear who had broken into his tavern for a nightcap. Enraged, the bear hugged Isaack to death, then did the same to his two sons and daughter before nodding off. pic.twitter.com/TX59FETnhh

— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴‍☠️ (@BaronDestructo) April 21, 2023

#UnusualDeaths
In 1197, Henry II, Count of Champagne, was watching a parade from his palace window when the window lattice gave way, sending him plunging to the ground below. Although the fall didn't kill him, his dwarf – who tumbled after him and landed on his back – did. pic.twitter.com/TxI0uObbah

— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴‍☠️ (@BaronDestructo) April 22, 2023

#UnusualDeaths
On May 13, 1889, stage mentalist Washington Irving Bishop was killed by his own autopsy. Prone to falling into cataleptic states, he always carried a card that explained his unique condition – but the physicians who removed his brain claimed they never saw it. pic.twitter.com/Q4FqTOCqwv

— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴‍☠️ (@BaronDestructo) April 23, 2023

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The Bullet Catch is a stage magician trick that involves a gun being fired at a magician who, magically, catches the bullet with his teeth. There are varied ways in which the trick is pulled off, most commonly through the use of a blanks. 1/ pic.twitter.com/662BGtPJbv

— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴‍☠️ (@BaronDestructo) April 24, 2023

#UnusualDeaths
In 581 BC, a shaman prophesied that Duke Jing of Jin would not live to eat that year's new wheat. On the day the of the harvest, Jing had the shaman executed, happily ate the new wheat – then hurried to the toilet, only to fall in and drown in a pool of dung. pic.twitter.com/n2Efv2NQFP

— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴‍☠️ (@BaronDestructo) April 25, 2023

#UnusualDeaths
In 307 BC, King Wu of Qin challenged his friend Meng Yue to a test of strength that involved lifting bronze cooking pots known as dings. Ying dropped his ding and suffered a fatal injury. Meng was blamed and executed. And so was his family for good measure. pic.twitter.com/e7CPL3Olcm

— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴‍☠️ (@BaronDestructo) April 26, 2023

#UnusualDeaths
King Wu Yi was notorious for disrespecting the gods, playing liubo (an ancient Chinese board game) against wooden statues of them and then really rubbing it in when they lost. The gods, notorious sore losers, eventually struck him dead with lightning in 1112 BC. pic.twitter.com/6oi4BrGjuT

— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴‍☠️ (@BaronDestructo) April 27, 2023

#UnusualDeaths
The Roman Emperor Elagabalus (aka Heliogabalus) was a renown prankster. One of his most storied gags saw him use a reversible ceiling to dump tons of flowers on his unsuspecting dinner guests – smothering to death those unable to escape the flowery deluge. pic.twitter.com/DLxUcAMtjw

— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴‍☠️ (@BaronDestructo) April 28, 2023