We've all had those conversations about how we'd like to die, and how we definitely don't want to die. But, as the following people demonstrate, there really are some wacky ways to go.
1. In the 18th Century, the King of Sweden, Adolf Frederick, pretty much ate himself to death. He dieddue to digestive problems after eating a feast of lobster, caviar, smoked herring, sauerkraut, and 14 helpings of dessert, plus plenty of Champagne.
2. Basil Brown from England, in 1974, went a different route. The health food enthusiast consumed 10 gallons of carrot juice in 10 days, resulting in a vitamin A overdose and severe liver damage,
4. In 2010, Jimi Heselden was found dead in a river after going over a cliff on a Segway. Mr. Heselden was the owner of Segway.
5. Taking part in a competition, called "Hold Your Wee for a Wii", Jennifer Strange of California died of water intoxication. Participants of the radio contest, in 2007, had to drink as much water as possible without going to the toilet.
6. Elderly sisters, Mildred Bowman and Alice Wardle, met their ends while holidaying in 2009. The ladies were resting on a fold up bed, when the part attached to the wall collapsed. The bed folded up with the pair, crushing them. They were discovered four days later.
7. A vat holding the equivalent of 3500 barrels of ale, at the Horse Shoe Brewery, came apart and the ale flooded through the factory and into the street. Eight people died in the accident, back in 1814.
8. In March 1975, a man died after watching an episode of The Goodies. He laughed so hard for 25 minutes straight, then died of heart failure. His wife sent The Goodies a thank you letter, for making his final moments pleasant.
9. In Japan, Goro Ito was bitten by his pet hamster, Aiko. It was revealed he had a reaction to a protein in the hamster's saliva, causing anaphylaxis.
10. A 75 year old woman died in Buenos Aires, 1983, when a dog fell out of a 13th floor window and landed on her. A bus then plowed into the onlookers, resulting in another woman's death. As if that weren't enough, a man who witnessed both incidents had a heart attack and died.
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