Andrew John, Stephen Blake

The World’s Stupidest Deaths

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Imprint: O'Mara Books

Publication date: 28/07/2014

ISBN: 9781843178477

Subject: Non-Fiction

Size: Print Replica (Amazon Ebook)

Extent: 128 pages

Territorial Rights: World

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Summary:

Though death is normally a serious and sad business, The World's Stupidest Deaths seeks to prove otherwise by revealing many unbelievable examples of the world's most unusual (and in some cases, highly ironic) demises, which are guaranteed to provoke tears of incredulous laughter.

Discover great stories such as that of the Austrian dwarf and circus acrobat, Franz Dasch, who was killed during an exhibition in northern Thailand when he bounced from a trampoline and was swallowed by a nearby yawning hippopotamus. Doctors later concluded that the hippo had a gag reflex that automatically caused her to swallow. The 7,000-plus spectators continued to applaud until they realized that the panicked crew and paramedics were not part of Dasch's act ...

Including accounts of the unfortunate deaths of such famous individuals as: Attila the Hun; the writer and statesman Sir Francis Bacon; the Greek playwright Aeschylus; and Dr Robert Atkins, creator of the high-protein, low-carbohydrate Atkins Diet.

About the Author:

Andrew John

Andrew John and Stephen Blake are freelance writers and editors. Their previous works for Michael O'Mara Books include The Txtr's A to Z, The Little Book of Great Ideas, Sporting Slip-Ups and Goalmouth Gaffes and The World According to Heavy Metal.

About the Author:

Stephen Blake

Stephen Blake and Andrew John are freelance writers and editors. Their previous works for Michael O'Mara Books include The Txtr's A to Z, The Little Book of Great Ideas, Sporting Slip-Ups and Goalmouth Gaffes and The World According to Heavy Metal.

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