Death from laughter
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Death from laughter is a rare form of death, usually resulting from either cardiac arrest or asphyxiation, that has itself been caused by a fit of laughter. Though uncommon, death by laughter has been
Chrysippus allegedly died of laughter after witnessing a donkey eating his figs.
Der Tod des Dichters Pietro Aretino (The Death of the Poet Pietro Aretino) by Anselm Feuerbach
Lists of unusual deaths
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These lists of unusual deaths consist of unique or extremely rare circumstances of death recorded throughout history and noted as being unusual by multiple sources.
Death from laughter
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The death of Aeschylus, killed by a tortoise dropped onto his head by an eagle, illustrated in the 15th-century Florentine Picture-Chronicle by Baccio Baldini
Frederick Barbarossa's strange drowning gave rise to legends that he was still alive
Franz Reichelt, known as the "Flying Tailor", prior to his death testing an early wingsuit