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¿Y cómo murió?

Miércoles, mayo 9th, 2007

Hablando de muertes, aquí hay una lista de las más extrañas:

207 BC: Chrysippus, a Greek stoic philosopher, is believed to have died of laughter after watching his drunken donkey attempt to eat figs.

1671: François Vatel, chef to Louis XIV, committed suicide because his seafood order was late and he couldn’t stand the shame of a postponed meal. His body was discovered by an aide, sent to tell him of the arrival of the fish.

1899: French president Félix Faure died of a stroke while receiving oral sex in his office.

1941: Sherwood Anderson, writer, swallowed a toothpick at a party and then died of peritonitis.

1974: Christine Chubbuck, an American television news reporter committed suicide during a live broadcast on July 15. At 9:38 AM, 8 minutes into her talk show, on WXLT-TV in Sarasota, Florida, she drew out a revolver and shot herself in the head.

1983: Tennessee Williams, American playwright, died choking on a bottle cap. He was in a hotel but was too drunk to leave his room or make sufficient noise to attract attention.

1990: George Allen, an American football coach, died a month after some of his players gave him a Gatorade Shower following a victory (as it is tradition in American Football). Some argue this resulted in pneumonia.

2007: James Richards, an American Veterinarian and expert on cats died in a motorcycle accident trying to avoid a cat that had run on the road.

Y bueno, dicen que Mafalda murió atropellada por un camión de sopa.