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
A Fish Called Wanda
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A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 heist comedy film directed by Charles Crichton and written by John Cleese from a story conceived by Cleese and Crichton. It stars Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, a
Death from laughter
…rhythm abnormality) suggests that Mitchell may have died of a cardiac arrest caused by the same condition. In 1989, during the initial run of the film A Fish Called Wanda, a 71-year-old Danish audiologist named Ole Bentzen reportedly laughed himself to death. On August 19, 2003, Damnoen Saen-um, 52, an ice cream truck…
US theatrical release poster