Wiki's List of Unusual Deaths

[Jehaim]

1981: Carl McCunn, in March 1981, paid a bush pilot to drop him at a remote lake near the Coleen River in Alaska to photograph wildlife, but had not arranged for the pilot to pick him up again in August. Rather than starve, McCunn shot himself in the head. His body was found in February 1982.

He used the wrong emergency hand signals to a plane that had spotted him and waved the plane off.

In February 1982 Alaska State Troopers found his body, emaciated and frozen as hard as stone, along with a 100-page diary that documented his demise. He wrote "I think I should have used more foresight about arranging my departure."



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[marchron]

Ah, a new entry:

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2007: Nick Nevler committed suicide after failing to become the greatest poker player in the world.

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RIP, Nick.

[Jehaim]

Richard Sumner, a British artist suffering from schizophrenia, disappeared and was not located again until three years later when his skeleton was discovered handcuffed to a tree in a remote forest in Wales. Police investigators determined the death was a suicide, with Sumner securing himself in the handcuffs and throwing the keys out of reach.

His skeleton was found by a woman who had become lost while walking her dog.

Home Office pathologist Brian Rogers said the position of the handcuffs and marks found on the tree indicated that Mr Sumner had probably changed his mind, but could not reach the key.

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[Jehaim]

1993: Garry Hoy, a Toronto lawyer, fell to his death after he threw himself through the glass wall on the 24th floor of the Toronto-Dominion Centre in order to prove the glass was "unbreakable."

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[MuresanForMVP]

258: St Lawrence was martyred by being burned or 'grilled' on a large metal gridiron at Rome. Images of him often show him holding the instrument of his martyrdom. Legend says that he was so strong-willed that instead of giving in to the Romans and releasing information about the Church, at the point of death he exclaimed "I am done on this side! Turn me over and eat."

[Jehaim]

Some of these stories would make such awesome movies.

[StepBangin]

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Some of these stories would make such awesome movies.

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Especially the horse that gave the guy anal.

[waffle]

OT Gripe:

"Wiki" is a medium. The website is named "Wikipedia." Saying "I read it on Wiki" is like saying "I read it in Book."

[youtalkfunny]

And phones don't have "dials" any more, either. Language evolves. Let go of the past, step into today.

[Popinjay]

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OT Gripe:

"Wiki" is a medium. The website is named "Wikipedia." Saying "I read it on Wiki" is like saying "I read it in Book."

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waffle most likely to die odd death from the large stick up his ass? I think so.