List of unusual deaths

[B. de Corbin]

Normally, morbid isn't my thing, but I came across this list of unusual deaths and got deeply engrossed.

Did you know Tycho Brahe died (possibly) from politely not peeing?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_deaths

[Dez]

Re: List of unusual deaths

Hah, cool list! I'd heard of the London beer flood, and the Boston Molasses Disaster before...I'm surprised there aren't more saints on there, though. A LOT of them died in inventive ways. Perhaps they only included verifiable ones?

[B. de Corbin]

Re: List of unusual deaths

As a kid, going to visit grandma, one of my favorite entertainments was to look at the pictures in The Big Book of Saints. It was a Catholic book with line drawings as illustrations, and the pictures generally depicted the Saint's saintly death.

I think it was supposed to be inspirational, but it put me off the idea of sainthood for good.

The beer flood and molasses disaster were new to me. It's amazing to me that things like that happen. All we get these days are oil spills.

[Monk]

Re: List of unusual deaths

Thanks Corbin I just spent the better part of an hour on this. I'll have to read the rest latter.

[Caelia]

Re: List of unusual deaths

I knew about a few--like Brahe and Isadora Duncan--but I'd never heard of the London Beer Flood.