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Cause of Death
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Fun and facts about causes of death from accidents, bugs and drugs to homicide and suicide related to the book Cause of Death: A Perfect Little Guide to What Kills Us
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How Do You Ruin California?
Answer: By turning it into a prison state!My paternal grandfather dropped out of school after the 8th grade but his eldest son, my father, got the equivalent of a PhD. In our family, getting a higher education was a primary goal. Although we had v...
Do the Good Die Young?
You be the Judge!Audrey Hepburn, who played innocents in most of her films, died of cancer at age 63. Bette Davis, who played tough broads, also died of cancer but not until age 81.How else do the #3 and #2 stars on AFI's 100 years ... 100 Stars lis...
Man Bit by Spider Becomes Superhero
It's comic con in San Diego and I'm sorry I'm not there. So, to tie in with the convention and continue the theme of death from spider bites, I thought it worth noting that some good things can come from spider bites - such as the creation of the su...
Watch out for deadly spiders!
Summer is one of the peak months for deadly spider bites. 18% of all 32 U.S. deaths, tabulated by the CDC 2002 through 2004 from venomous spider bites, occurred in the month of July. The spiders to look out for are the hobo, brown recluse and blac...
Deadly Sea Monsters
Photo by Roy Caldwell; calacademy.orgQuirk, the publisher who brought you the popular book Pride and Prejudice and Zombies has a trailer here for their Quirk Classics #2 Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters. Contrary to appearances, most octopus ...
Michael Jackson R.I.P.
The world has lost another gifted performer prematurely with the death of Michael Jackson at age 50. Although his death appears to have been accidental, and may or may not relate to use of the surgical anesthetic Propofol for insomnia, until the aut...

