Every day, approximately 153,000 people pass away around the globe. Although many individuals leave this world peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, death can be unexpected and sudden and, on the rare occasion, downright bizarre….

Hans Steininger was the mayor of Braunau, Austria. He became famous for his long beard that measured a whopping 6ft. He would usually keep it rolled to keep it clean and out of the way. One day in 1567, a fire broke out in house and in a panic to escape the flames, Hans tripped over his gigantic beard and broke his neck. His beard is on now on display in The Braunau District Museumalso known as also known as Bezirksmuseum Herzogsburg, located in Braunau am Inn, Austria

On the 28th of February 2012, Gary Allen Banning a 33 year old man was hanging out and drinking beer at his friend’s house in North Carolina. He ventured into the kitchen and picked up a jar of petrol. Thinking it was beer, he took a large swig He released his mistake and quickly spat it out into the kitchen sink. Gary carried on with his evening forgetting about the petrol. Sometime later he decided to have a cigarette. As soon as he lit his it Gary was engulfed in flames dew petrol residue still lingering on his clothes. He was taking to hospital after firefighters were dispatched following a call from a concerned neighbour  Unfortunately, Gary died from his injuries  in hospital the following day.

Factories in Victorian England were notoriously unsanitary environments. Mills, in particular, were prone to infestations of vermin. Therefore, it was not entirely unexpected when a mouse scurried across the work table of a young factory girl in 1875. However, the girl may have been caught off guard, as she emitted a sharp scream, prompting one of her coworkers to rush to her aid. He succeeded in capturing the mouse, but it quickly escaped from his grasp and vanished into his sleeve. The brave young man was taken aback when the mouse reemerged from beneath his collar, and in its frantic search for a dark refuge, it leapt into his open mouth and slid down his throat.  A mouse is capable of surviving for an extended period with minimal air. Unfortunately, the mouse began to gnaw and claw within the man's throat and chest, leading to the tragic demise of the unfortunate individual after a brief period of excruciating pain.

In 1975, Alex Mitchell, a resident of Norfolk, England, was viewing an episode of The Goodies, a well-known comedy series of that era, when a specific sketch featuring bagpipes caused him to erupt in uncontrollable laughter. His wife reported that he laughed so intensely that it ultimately led to his cardiac arrest. Following Mitchell's passing, his wife penned a letter to the show's creators, expressing her gratitude for providing her husband with such a delightful final experience.

In 1988, a tragic event unfolded in Buenos Aires, Argentina, when a poodle named Cachi fell from the 13th floor of a building, landing on the head of 75-year-old Marta Espina, which resulted in the immediate deaths of both Marta and the dog. In the aftermath, a 46-year-old bystander, Edith Solawho, who was watching the incident from the street, was struck by a bus and lost her life. Shortly thereafter, an elderly man suffered a cardiac arrest, overwhelmed by the horrifying events that transpired before him within just a few minutes.

In 1999, Betty Stobbs, the wife of a farmer from County Durham, England, was contentedly transporting a bale of hay on her quad bike to feed a flock of sheep in a nearby field. This field had a view of an abandoned quarry. As the sheep spotted the bale of hay secured on the back of the quad bike, they hurried towards it. In their eagerness, the sheep began to push the quad bike, with Betty still seated in the driver's position, towards the edge of the quarry. Tragically, Betty was unable to escape in time as the sheep propelled the quad bike over the cliff. The heavy vehicle fell onto her, resulting in her immediate death.

In 1872, Henry Taylor, aged 60, met a tragically ironic fate at Kensal Green Cemetery in London, England, while fulfilling his role as a pallbearer at a funeral. As he assisted in transporting the coffin along a narrow pathway, he stumbled over the edge of a gravestone and fell. This caused the other pallbearers to lose their grip on the coffin, which subsequently fell onto Henry. He was quickly taken to the hospital; however, he sadly succumbed to his injuries a few days later.

Seventy-year-old Than Singh from India was astonished to receive a letter from a nearby crematorium, as he had no recently deceased family members or friends. The correspondence included a receipt for his own cremation, which had obviously not actually occurred. Singh was deeply unsettled and shocked by this letter, leading to a heart attack that ultimately resulted in his death at the hospital. Ironically, he was cremated at the same facility that had sent him the distressing letter. His family later received another receipt from the crematorium, which bore the same serial number. 

Subhash Yadav, a 42-year-old man, and his friend were socializing at the Bibiganj market in the Jaunpur district of Uttar when a disagreement arose between them. They opted to settle their dispute through a competitive eating challenge, inspired by a scene from the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke, in which the protagonist, Luke Jackson, is dared to consume 50 hard-boiled eggs. Consequently, the two friends decided to challenge one another to eat 50 eggs, with a reward of Rs 2,000 ($28) for the winner. Unfortunately, the situation took a tragic turn when Yadav collapsed while attempting to eat his 42nd egg. He was rushed to the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science, but despite the medical team's efforts, he never regained consciousness and ultimately succumbed to the effects of overeating. While such incidents are uncommon, there have been other cases of fatalities linked to egg-eating challenges. For instance, in 2012, a man died after consuming 28 raw eggs, having been challenged by his friends. Additionally, in 2013, The Guardian news outlet reported the death of Sharon Dixon, who tragically choked on an egg during an Easter egg-eating contest at a pub in Grimsby, United Kingdom.

In 1903, a resident of Honolulu, Hawaii, was afflicted with malaria, prompting his worried family to summon a local healer for assistance. The healer asserted that the man was under the influence of the Devil, claiming that the only method to liberate his soul was to strike him repeatedly with the holy Bible until the malevolent spirit was expelled. Tragically, the man succumbed to injuries from blunt force trauma, leading to the healer being charged with manslaughter.

In 2015, Air India flight 619, traveling from Mumbai to Hyderabad, experienced delays due to a scheduling conflict. The crew hurried to the cockpit to ready the aircraft for departure. In their frantic rush, the co-pilot misinterpreted a signal and initiated the engine start while 54-year-old technician Ravi Subramanian was positioned beneath the plane. Tragically, he was sucked into the engine's turbine and was utterly destroyed.

In 1703, barmaid and servant, Hannah Twynnoy who worked at the White Lion pub in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, in England, was probably the first person in England to be killed by a tiger. Some say that Twynnoy went to see a traveling zoo that had rocked up in town but local historical accounts suggest that the White Lion pub once housed wild animals for display, including a tiger.

She was fascinated by one of the tigers and kept teasing it even though she was warned on numerous occasions of the dangers. One fateful day when she was teasing the poor tiger. It broke free from its enclosure and mauled Twynnoy to death. 

This is written on her headstone to this day…

In bloom of life, 

She’s snatched from hence, 

She had not room

To make a defense;

For Tyger fierce

Took life away,

And here she lies.

In a bed of clay,

Until the Resurrection Day

Twynnoy’s headsone was retored to its former glory in 2024…https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq5e9d94dxjo

In 2014, Peng Fan, a chef at a restaurant in Guangdong, China, was in the process of preparing his renowned snake soup one afternoon. He skillfully selected a snake from the basket, taking care to avoid its dangerous fangs. After severing the snake's head and setting it aside, he proceeded to gather the remaining ingredients for the soup. Once he completed his preparations, he reached for the severed head to dispose of it, only to experience a sudden, intense pain in his hand. To his dismay, he discovered puncture wounds. The snake was a highly venomous Indochinese spitting cobra, and Peng succumbed to the effects of the venom shortly thereafter. It was later revealed that even after a venomous snake has been decapitated, its bite reflex can still be activated for hours post-mortem. In the case of this particular snake, the onset of death occurs rapidly, typically due to paralysis leading to asphyxiation.