The ways people die are often conventional, however, history provides us with a multitude of recorded deaths that are markedly more interesting:

Chrysippus was a Greek philosopher who devoted his life to important matters including ethics, mathematics, physics, epistemology and religion. Despite being a great thinker, even he would not have been able to imagine his demise. After feeding a donkey some wine and watching it eat figs from a tree, Chrysippus found the visual so funny that he actually died from laughing too much.

During a 1998 soccer match in Congo, a lightning strike was responsible for the deaths of the members of an entire soccer team. At a tied game of 1-1 when the lightning struck, the game was soon tragically over for the 11-member Bena Tshadi team. While the lightning also burned 31 other people on and around the field, the home team was left physically unharmed–albeit accused of witchcraft.

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Formed by cult leader Jim Jones, the tragic November 18, 1978 mass suicide resulted in the deaths over 900 individuals.

The mullet hairstyle boasts a contrasting and distinct mix of short hair in the front and longer looking “tail” down the back. Prominent mainly in the 60s and 70s, this trend can actually (and unfortunately) be dated back to the 6th century Byzantine Era when rebels cut their hair to stand out among the Roman crowd. The style’s popularity hit dizzying heights in the 1980s when musicians like Duran Duran, Billy Ray Cyrus, David Bowie, Sting and Bono sported the look. Why the name? Some speculate it has to do with the Beastie Boys’ reference to the term ‘mullet heads’.

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Established in 1998 out of a small back yard in East London, the Miniscule of Sound is the smallest nightclub in the world. Accommodating only 14 people at a time, the Miniscule of Sound is a transportable club that has traversed the globe from China to Australia. Despite its miniature 8x4x8 size, the décor doesn’t skimp on the club feel: it’s replete with flashing lights, a dance floor, DJ and even a bouncer.

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