#UnusualDeaths
In 262 BC, Hellenistic philosopher Zeno of Citium purportedly fell and broke his toe while leaving a school. According to Greek biographer Laërtius, he cried "'I Come, I come, why dost thou call for me?' and died on the spot through holding his breath". pic.twitter.com/56EhrPc2a6— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) May 28, 2023
#UnusualDeaths
Byzantine Emperor Constans II died in a bathhouse on July 15, 668, assassinated with a silver bucket. pic.twitter.com/wUvbZSNbbg— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) May 29, 2023
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15 year old Crown Prince Philip of France died on October 13, 1131, after his horse tripped over a black pig that had run out of a dung heap, catapulting him head over heels. pic.twitter.com/u7SzjDxKer— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) May 30, 2023
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Al-Musta'sim, the last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad, was executed in a manner befitting royalty of the day. He was rolled up in a carpet and trampled by horses. pic.twitter.com/4ef7isl37V— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) May 31, 2023
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A lack of eyesight did not stop John the Blind, King of Bohemia, from charging into battle on August 26, 1346, but it may have contributed to his untimely demise at the Battle of Crécy. pic.twitter.com/FAlfM1CXFW— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) June 1, 2023
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Like most writers, 17th century playwright Thomas Otway was eventually reduced to begging for food. Receiving a guinea, he rushed to a local bakery, purchased a roll, and ended up choking to death on the first bite. pic.twitter.com/SdpQHZp708— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) June 2, 2023
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58-year-old Félix François Faure, President of France, died of apoplexy in his office at the Élysée Palace on February 16, 1899, while having sex with his 30 year old mistress.
There are, to be sure, worse ways to go. pic.twitter.com/7q7dTX2sux— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) June 3, 2023
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British author Arnold Bennett died of typhoid fever on March 27, 1931, two months after dismissing his wife's warning and drinking two glasses of tap water in France.
This pretty much explains why the French prefer wine. pic.twitter.com/d0b8PLMpVU— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) June 4, 2023