swtp Posted January 16, 2008 #1 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Death by Embracing the Reflection of the Moon Chinese poet Li Po (701-706) is regarded as one of the two greatest poets in China’s 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 by Beard Austrian Hans Steininger was famous for having the world’s longest beard (it was 4.5 feet or nearly 1.4 m long) and for dying because of it. One day in 1567, there was a fire in town and in his haste Hans forgot to roll up his beard. He accidentally stepped on his beard, lost balance, stumbled, broke his neck and died! Death From Holding a Pee In Danish nobleman and astronomer Tycho Brahe [wiki] was one interesting fellow. He kept a dwarf as a court jester who sat under the table during dinner. He even had a tame pet moose. Tycho also lost the tip of his nose in a duel with another Danish nobleman and had to wear a “dummy” nose made from silver and gold, but that’s another story. It was said that Tycho had to hold his pee during one particularly long banquet in 1601 (getting up in the middle of a dinner was considered really rude) that his bladder, strained to its limits, developed an infection which later killed him! Later analyses suggested that Tycho died because of mercury poisoning but that’s not nearly as interesting as the original story. Death by Conductor’s Cane While conducting the hymnal Te Deum for French King Louis XIV in 1687, Jean-Baptiste Lully was so focused in keeping the rhythm by banging a staff against the floor (this was the method before conductor’s baton came into use), that he struck his toe hard but refused to stop. The toe developed an abscess, which later turned gangrenous, but Lully refused to have it amputated. The gangrene spread and killed the stubborn musician. Ironically, the hymn he was conducting was in celebration of the recovery of Louis XIV from an illness. Death by Dessert King Adolf Frederick [wiki] of Sweden loved to eat and died from it too! The “King Who Ate Himself to Death” died in 1771 at the age of 61 from a digestive problem after eating a giant meal consisting of lobster, caviar, saurkraut, cabbage soup, smoked herring, champagne and 14 servings of his favorite dessert: semla [wiki], a bun filled with marzipan and milk. Death by Jury Demonstration After the Civil War, controversial Ohio politician Clement Vallandigham [wiki] became a highly successful lawyer who rarely lost a case. In 1871, he... Article from Neatorama - http://www.neatorama.com URL to article: http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/12/30-str...ths-in-history/ Please feel free to forward this email, or visit Neatorama for more fun stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unseen Posted January 16, 2008 #2 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Very interesting,good post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravergirl Posted January 16, 2008 #3 Share Posted January 16, 2008 wow. funny it was at a place called neato....blah blah blah. It is odd that it is a bunch ok well known people too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesspy Posted January 17, 2008 #4 Share Posted January 17, 2008 lol too funny cool article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Nyx_ Posted January 17, 2008 #5 Share Posted January 17, 2008 ...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. that's gotta be my favorite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quill Posted January 17, 2008 #6 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Those are definitely odd...but there are a few in there that are rather tragic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted January 17, 2008 #7 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Cool site! Lapiche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativechick1989 Posted January 17, 2008 #8 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Fascinating. Not treating an infected toe...now that is stubborn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtp Posted January 17, 2008 Author #9 Share Posted January 17, 2008 that's gotta be my favorite That was one of my favorites too, and the one where the guy shoots himself in court to prove it could have been an accident! Well he did prove it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finsup22 Posted January 17, 2008 #10 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Death From Holding a Pee In Didn't some women just die from holding her pee in for some radio contest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legatus Legionis Posted January 17, 2008 #11 Share Posted January 17, 2008 this was both entertaining and tragic.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charleh Posted January 17, 2008 #12 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Didn't some women just die from holding her pee in for some radio contest? Yep, the contest was to win a Nintendo Wii, it was called 'Hold your wee for a Wii!', she died of water intoxication - same thing that happens to people in clubs that take too much ecstacy and drink too much water! Great title for the competition though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feenix Fire Posted January 17, 2008 #13 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Did anybody see the video of the Overcoat Parachute guy? crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quill Posted January 17, 2008 #14 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Did anybody see the video of the Overcoat Parachute guy? crazy! Yeah. Sad seeing someone's last moments... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorybebe Posted January 19, 2008 #15 Share Posted January 19, 2008 I always found Rasputin fascinating: Death by 1) Poison, 2) Gunshot Wound (4x), 3) Beating by Clubs, 4) Drowning. According to legends, Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916) was first poisoned with enough cyanide to kill ten men, but he wasn’t affected. So his killers shot him in the back with a revolver. Rasputin fell but later revived. So, he was shot again three more times, but Rasputin still lived. He was then clubbed, and for good measure thrown into the icy Neva River. Rasputin was finally dead for good. They didn't mention Catherine the Great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtp Posted January 19, 2008 Author #16 Share Posted January 19, 2008 I always found Rasputin fascinating: Death by 1) Poison, 2) Gunshot Wound (4x), 3) Beating by Clubs, 4) Drowning. According to legends, Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916) was first poisoned with enough cyanide to kill ten men, but he wasn’t affected. So his killers shot him in the back with a revolver. Rasputin fell but later revived. So, he was shot again three more times, but Rasputin still lived. He was then clubbed, and for good measure thrown into the icy Neva River. Rasputin was finally dead for good. They didn't mention Catherine the Great True it sure took a whole lot to try and kill Rasputin! As for Catherine the Great, well no wonder they didn,t want to mention how she died! Although there are those who claim it never happened that way, i tend to believe the story as it was handed down by some of my ansestors who worked for her court, and they swear by it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePitOfReason Posted January 19, 2008 #17 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Death by Dessert King Adolf Frederick [wiki] of Sweden loved to eat and died from it too! The “King Who Ate Himself to Death” died in 1771 at the age of 61 from a digestive problem after eating a giant meal consisting of lobster, caviar, saurkraut, cabbage soup, smoked herring, champagne and 14 servings of his favorite dessert: semla [wiki], a bun filled with marzipan and milk. Thats enough to kill just about anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosdarksoulz Posted January 19, 2008 #18 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Death by Embracing the Reflection of the Moon Chinese poet Li Po (701-706) is regarded as one of the two greatest poets in China's 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 by Beard Austrian Hans Steininger was famous for having the world's longest beard (it was 4.5 feet or nearly 1.4 m long) and for dying because of it. One day in 1567, there was a fire in town and in his haste Hans forgot to roll up his beard. He accidentally stepped on his beard, lost balance, stumbled, broke his neck and died! Death From Holding a Pee In Danish nobleman and astronomer Tycho Brahe [wiki] was one interesting fellow. He kept a dwarf as a court jester who sat under the table during dinner. He even had a tame pet moose. Tycho also lost the tip of his nose in a duel with another Danish nobleman and had to wear a "dummy" nose made from silver and gold, but that's another story. It was said that Tycho had to hold his pee during one particularly long banquet in 1601 (getting up in the middle of a dinner was considered really rude) that his bladder, strained to its limits, developed an infection which later killed him! Later analyses suggested that Tycho died because of mercury poisoning but that's not nearly as interesting as the original story. Death by Conductor's Cane While conducting the hymnal Te Deum for French King Louis XIV in 1687, Jean-Baptiste Lully was so focused in keeping the rhythm by banging a staff against the floor (this was the method before conductor's baton came into use), that he struck his toe hard but refused to stop. The toe developed an abscess, which later turned gangrenous, but Lully refused to have it amputated. The gangrene spread and killed the stubborn musician. Ironically, the hymn he was conducting was in celebration of the recovery of Louis XIV from an illness. Death by Dessert King Adolf Frederick [wiki] of Sweden loved to eat and died from it too! The "King Who Ate Himself to Death" died in 1771 at the age of 61 from a digestive problem after eating a giant meal consisting of lobster, caviar, saurkraut, cabbage soup, smoked herring, champagne and 14 servings of his favorite dessert: semla [wiki], a bun filled with marzipan and milk. Death by Jury Demonstration After the Civil War, controversial Ohio politician Clement Vallandigham [wiki] became a highly successful lawyer who rarely lost a case. In 1871, he... Article from Neatorama - http://www.neatorama.com URL to article: http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/12/30-str...ths-in-history/ Please feel free to forward this email, or visit Neatorama for more fun stuff! so i guess I'm the only one who doesn't find this funny ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenboy Posted January 19, 2008 #19 Share Posted January 19, 2008 That's nothing is Hillary becomes a president you are going to start seeing interesting death again. Like when her husband was the president. Nothing new... I always found Rasputin fascinating: Death by 1) Poison, 2) Gunshot Wound (4x), 3) Beating by Clubs, 4) Drowning. According to legends, Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916) was first poisoned with enough cyanide to kill ten men, but he wasn’t affected. So his killers shot him in the back with a revolver. Rasputin fell but later revived. So, he was shot again three more times, but Rasputin still lived. He was then clubbed, and for good measure thrown into the icy Neva River. Rasputin was finally dead for good. They didn't mention Catherine the Great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalienan Posted January 19, 2008 #20 Share Posted January 19, 2008 I just finished reading this.....thanks swtp.....I thought Rasputin had nine lives the way he was going, and the overeating King made me laugh.....Come on, sauerkraut and cabbage would do anyone in.... Really bizarre deaths..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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