Death, though in our culture is considered a sad event, but sometimes the cases that result in death, are truly curious and strange.
Life is full of unexpected coincidences and accidents that can make a person's fate tragic and comical at the same time. Today we present a gallery of deaths, each of which confirms the truth that we never know in advance what lies around the bend.

Death in the arms of the moon

One of the most famous poets in the history of China, Li Po (701-706) differed during the life of a passionate love in alcohol. Many of his poems, he uttered it in a state of intoxication. Once romantically inclined Li Po was trying to embrace the moon reflected in the water while riding on a boat, from which the poet tipsy later dropped.

Death by Beard

The owner of a truly noble beard Hans Shteyninger proud of his facial hair. But his beard with a length of 1.4 meters, has contributed to his sudden death. Once in the city in which he lived, Hans, there was a fire, and a man in a hurry did not turn his beard. Stepping on it, Shteynninger could not keep his balance, fell and broke his neck.

Unsuccessful investigative experiment

Clement Vallandigem former politician from Ohio, began after the Civil War, quite a successful lawyer. He rarely lost a case in court. Once he defended certain Makgahana Thomas, accused of killing a man during a fight. The lawyer successfully argued innocence Makgahana and for emphasis like an experiment. But, unfortunately for Vallandigema, the revolver was loaded, and he paid them himself accidentally wounds from which he died later. Defendant Tom Myers, by the way, was found not guilty.

Bit his tongue

The famous creator of the Pinkerton detective agency, as well as new methods of crime investigation Allan Pinkerton died after the incident, when she accidentally bit my tongue. It happened in the fall when he slipped on the sidewalk. The infection spread to the wound and led to death.

Stay calm

Well-known producer Jack Daniels whiskey in 1911, one day early in the morning and come to work when you try to open the safe could not remember the correct sequence of numbers. Angered, the man began to beat down on the safe, which is why injured toe. An infection that has struck a sore thumb, and caused the death of the world famous American distiller.

Slipped and fell .... death

Who always boldly looked death in the face, it's Bobby Leach. He was the second person after Annie Taylor in a world overcome the Niagara Falls in a barrel in 1911. His death can be called truly ironic, because Leach did a lot of other extremely life-threatening extreme stunts.

Once in New Zealand, Bobby Leach went along the street and slipped on an orange peel. He broke his leg while injured her so badly that doctors had to amputate it. Complications after surgery were to brave deadly.

Tests for yourself

Franz Rayhelt was a French tailor, who in 1911 had Parachute Cloak. And he decided to try it on myself, but the authorities said that the test subjects will be mannequins. He jumped from the lower floor of the Eiffel Tower and immediately died on the spot.

Death by scarf

Isadora Duncan, who is considered the founder of free-style dance, tragically died in 1927 from a beloved scarf. During the walk to the car silk scarf caught in the wheel of a car and the result is wrapped around the rims. Dancer was on the paved roadway on which the scarf pulled her car until the driver stopped, attracted by the cries of passers-by. Arrived doctors could only say the death.

Death by garbage

Brothers Homer and Langley Collyer were avid collectors of different stuff and had a compulsive mental disorder. Collyer house was filled with all sorts of things: from the old X-ray machine to animal skulls. Fearing thieves, the brothers even placed around his house special traps.

In 1947, an anonymous call to the police station reported that the house of the brothers is dead. Police cracked the door of the house and found one of the Collyer dead. And just two weeks later found the body of the second brother Langley, who apparently was simply overwhelmed with a pile of garbage by accident. Apparently he was carrying food to his brother, but he died under a mountain of trash, and poor Homer died of starvation because he was paralyzed.

If you are going to live to a hundred

An ardent fan of healthy eating, as well as a notable supporter and founder of the organic farming Jerome Irving Rodeyl also did not expect to meet his death. During a talk show in which he participated in 1971, Rodeyl said he was going to live at least a hundred years, unless of course it will not knock on the road crazy taxi driver. After the sentence, he stopped. The program host after a while turned to Rodeylu mysteriously silent, wanting to know why he did not show any interest in what is happening. As it turned out later, 72-year-old Irving died during a live broadcast.

Suicide in front of TV viewers

July 15, 1974 reporter Christina Chabbak rocked and shocked the public. She was in a state of deep depression and suddenly declared the eighth minute of airtime the following: "By supporting policies TV Channel 40's, which is doing its best to first show you someone shed blood and death in all colors, you'll be the first to see TV suicide. " After these words, she shot herself with a revolver.

Death in the toilet

Renowned not one death on the toilet, but the most famous person whose life was cut short in such a place, was Elvis Presley. He was found dead on the bathroom floor in his Graceland mansion.

Doctors was pronounced dead of a heart attack that was caused by an overdose of powerful drugs and obesity.

Death from cover

Tennessee Williams, American playwright died after 1983 in a room choked cap from the bottle.

At the party rescue rescuer drowned in the pool

In New Orleans, rescuers decided to celebrate the successful closing of the swimming season, for which there was not a single accident in the water. It was for them by the present record. But after the party, one of the rescuers Jerome Moody was suddenly found dead at the bottom of the pool. Two hundred partiers were lifeguards and the pool especially as four lifeguards on duty, but it did not help Moody avoid death.

Death by stingray

Well-known TV presenter, an expert on wildlife and the Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin died in 2006 during the filming of the documentary "Ocean's Deadliest». Participant was filming stingrays, who hit his deadly dangerous thorn in the heart of Irvine.

The show goes on ...

Dick Shawn was a famous comedian and entertainer, who died of a heart attack at the time of execution of the death scene of one of their number. He spoke the words of the script: "I would be in this kind of work legs stretched out," then he lay face down on the floor. Everyone thought that this is only provided for the room. But soon the staff of the theater, suspecting something was wrong, went to the scene to check the pulse of Shawn. Emergency room doctors named the cause of death - heart attack.

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