30 Strangest Deaths in History
Some snippets from the article:
Death by Embracing the Reflection of the
Moon
Chinese poet Li Po (701-706) is regarded as one of the two greatest
poets in Chinas literary history. He was well known for his love
of liquor and often spouted his greatest poems while drunk.
One night, Li Po fell from his boat and drowned in the Yangtze
River while trying to embrace the reflection of the moon in the
water.
Death on the Toilet
There are several examples of death on the toilet, but that of
Elvis Presley (1935 - 1977) was the most famous.
The King of Rock n Roll was found lying on the floor of his
Graceland mansions bathroom after throwing up while being seated
on the toilet, taking care of business.
Doctors attributed his death to a heart attack from weight gain and
taking too many prescription drugs.
Death by Giant Umbrellas
In 1991, artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude put up an environmental
installation art of thousands of giant yellow and blue umbrellas in
California and Japan.
The giant umbrellas, which measured about 20 foot (6 m) in height,
28 foot (8.7 m) in diameter and weighed about 500 lb, became a huge
tourist attraction.
Less than two months after the installation opened, Lori Rae
Keevil-Mathews, a 33-year-old woman drove out to see the umbrellas
in California. A wind gust uprooted one of the umbrellas and blew
it straight at her, crushing her against a boulder and killing
her.
Christo immediately ordered all of the umbrellas taken down. The
umbrellas, however, took another life - this time in Japan. Crane
operator Masaaki Nakamura was electrocuted when the machines arm
touched a 65,000-volt high-tension line when removing the
umbrellas.
