History's Freakiest Deaths

History's strangest deaths - supposedly. Some are surely more legend than fact. And don't call me Shirley.207 BC: Greek philosopher...

History's strangest deaths - supposedly. Some are surely more legend than fact. And don't call me Shirley.207 BC: Greek philosopher Chrysippus is said to have died of laughter after watching his drunken donkey attempt to eat figs. (Yeah, the old "drunken donkey trying to eat figs" bit gets me every time, too.)258: St. Lawrence was martyred by being grilled over a fire on a large metal gridiron

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