Death can come in many forms.
For many it is usually mundane such as passing away due to old age or due to some illness.
For some it is traumatic, such as involving in an automobile accident.
And for a tiny few, death is so bizarre that it beggars disbelief.
Yet, I can assure you that each of these stories below is true.
Vallandigham proceeded to demonstrate this to the jury.
Vallandigham died the next day.
As a child, Charles was very frail and not allowed to participate in any vigorous physical activity.
As a king, Charles neglected his duties to political and economic problems of France.
Hans Staininger
Tombstone of Hans Steininger at the Braunau parish church.
Hans Staininger was the mayor of Braunau who was famous for his extraordinarily long beard.
Stainingers beard was roughly 2 meters long, which he used to carry rolled up in his pocket.
After his death, his beard was removed and kept as a family relic.
Charles II of Navarre
Charles II was the King of Navarre from 1349 to 1387.
At the age of sixty, Charles II became very lethargic, his body ravaged with diseases.
As soon as she brought the candle to the thread, Charles IIs alcohol impregneted body burst into flames.
The frightened attendant fled the scene leaving the king to be burnt alive in his own bed.
Despite the lack of telescope, Brahe managed to make observations of stellar and planetary positions with uncanny accuracy.
One day, Tycho attended a banquet.
After he returned home, Tycho was in excruciating pain and no longer able to pass urine.
His death was more likely brought on by either prostatic hypertrophy, acute prostatitis, or prostate cancer.
A more recent research suggest that Tycho might have been the victim of mercury poisoning.
According to modern science, it is indeed possible to die from laughing, although not directly.
Laughter can cause asphyxiation or lead to cardiac arrest or even seizures.
Here are some most notable examples:
