#UnusualDeaths
In 2005, a South Korean gamer died at an internet cafe after playing 50 consecutive hours of StarCraft. pic.twitter.com/J7gxkUsl3x— Joseph Mallozzi π΄ββ οΈ (@BaronDestructo) May 20, 2023
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An Australian man contracted angiostrongyliasis, an infection caused by roundworm, and died eight years after eating a garden slug on a dare. pic.twitter.com/c6ZHd7m1Ys— Joseph Mallozzi π΄ββ οΈ (@BaronDestructo) May 21, 2023
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In 2015, Sergey Tuganov died of a heart attack after downing a bottle of viagra and wining a bet against two women who wagered he couldn't power through a 12 hour orgy with them.
There are worse ways to go. pic.twitter.com/laJltD7F0q— Joseph Mallozzi π΄ββ οΈ (@BaronDestructo) May 22, 2023
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Convicted killer Michael Anderson Godwin was spared the electric chair when his death sentence was commuted. In March of 1989, while sitting on a metal toilet, he bit down on a live wire while attempting to fix his t.v. – and electrocuted himself to death. pic.twitter.com/y1ZMnZyv7G— Joseph Mallozzi π΄ββ οΈ (@BaronDestructo) May 23, 2023
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In Arizona, shooting Saguaro cacti is considered a felony punishable by a 100k fine and 3 years in prison. In February of 1982, David Grundman and his roommate flaunted the law and fired a shotgun blast at a 27 foot Saguaro – that fell on Grundman, killing him. pic.twitter.com/Dk0Ri0OMxJ— Joseph Mallozzi π΄ββ οΈ (@BaronDestructo) May 24, 2023
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In March of 1989, martial arts enthusiast Ellie Quo climbed into a lion enclosure at the Melbourne Zoo to test his combat prowess against the king of the jungle.
He lost.
There would be no rematch. pic.twitter.com/yTPEEfMHf2— Joseph Mallozzi π΄ββ οΈ (@BaronDestructo) May 25, 2023
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On July 13, 1997, a 22 year old resident of Reston, VA tested his homemade bungee by jumping off a 70 foot railroad trestle. While he had made sure that the bungee was shorter than 70 feet, he forgot to factor in the fact that bungees stretch. pic.twitter.com/SQzaLnkLxb— Joseph Mallozzi π΄ββ οΈ (@BaronDestructo) May 26, 2023
#UnusualDeaths
Philitas of Cos was a Greek scholar, poet, and pain-in-the-ass who would exhaustively critique those around him. It is said that he got so obsessed with one particular and lengthy critique that he forgot to eat and ended up starving to death in 285 BC. pic.twitter.com/8IjdzWGAlx— Joseph Mallozzi π΄ββ οΈ (@BaronDestructo) May 27, 2023
Those stories are fascinating! Thank you for posting these. Hope you have a great Suji Sunday ππΌ