Artax, ‘The Neverending Story’According to Lemondrop…
The death of Catherine in A Farewell to Arms (1932)According to Obit Magazine…
Here are some healthy countries with high life expectancy rates.
1. Andorra (83.5 years)
2. Japan (82.6 years)
3. Hong Kong (82.2 years)
4. Iceland (81.8 years)
5. Switzerland (81.7 years)
6. Australia (81.2 years)
7. Spain (80.9 years)
8. Sweden (80.9 years)
9. Canada (80.7 years)
10. France (80.7 years)
10- John Hurt - Alien
Method of death: Alien bursts from his stomach.
9- Jon Voight - Anaconda
Method of death: Eaten by snake.
8- Cary-Hiroyuki - Showdown in Little Toyko
Method of death: Blown up.
7- Paul McCrane - Robocop
Method of death: Road kill.
6- Vincent Craig Dupree - Jason Takes Manhattan
Method of death: Decapitation.
5- Art Malik - True Lies
Method of death: While standing on an air-born jet, Art falls off the side and is caught on a missile. He and the rocket are promptly fired through a building and into a helicopter.
4- Ronny Cox - Total Recall
Method of death: Suffocates.
3- Johnny Depp - Nightmare on Elm Street
Method of death: Eaten by bed.
2- Carter Young - Big Trouble in Little China
Method of death: Spontaneous combustion.
1- Slim Pickens - Dr.Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Method of death: Rides a nuclear warhead right into Soviet Russia.
1- French pop star Claude François - who penned My Way - was accidentally electrocuted when he tried to fix a broken light bulb while standing in a filled bathtub.
2- Ozzy Osbourne’s much acclaimed guitarist Randy Rhodes was killed when the light aeroplane he was a passenger in attempted a risky fly-past of Osbourne’s tour bus but crashed into the back of it.
3- Mamas and Papas star Cass Elliot is rumoured to have met an untimely end after choking to death on a sandwich in 1974.
4- Blues and R&B legend Johnny Ace went out in spectacular style playing Russian Roulette back stage at a concert in Houston, Texas on Christmas Day, 1954.
5- Taking a lead from Ace, Terry Kath, the original guitarist of jazz pop act Chicago accidentally killed himself while jokingly playing the same game in 1978. His last words were, ‘Don’t worry, it’s not loaded’.
6- Leslie Harvey, guitarist of Stone the Crows, was electrocuted on stage by a live microphone in 1972.
7- Keith Relf, guitarist for The Yardbirds, died four years later in similar circumstances while practicing his electric guitar. He sustained a fatal electric shock due to the fact that his axe wasn’t properly grounded .
8- Legendary Toto drummer Jeff Porcaro suffered a fatal heart attack in 1992, after suffering an allergic reaction to pesticide in his garden.
9- Cher’s other half Sonny Bono died after striking a tree while skiing in Nevada in 1998.
10- After dying of a drug overdose, country rock pioneer Gram Parsons’ body disappeared from the Los Angeles International Airport.
Maintaining his alleged promise, Parsons’ road manager Phil Kaufman and a friend managed to steal the star’s body from the airport and, in a borrowed hearse, drove Parsons’ body to Joshua Tree national park in California where he attempted to cremate it.
The pair were arrested several days later but got away with a $700 fine for burning the coffin, as stealing a body was not recognised as a crime in the state.
According to http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2008/03/17/the-top-10-weirdest-rock-n-roll-deaths-89520-20354341/
10- Murdered woman just happened to be the same woman O.J beat up
9- Made unlucky choice of gloves and shoes for photo session
8- Picked the wrong night to wear someone else’s socks
7- Made unfortunate choice producing “O.J Tells” video deciding between Beta and VHS
6- Forgot to take the stand during criminal trial
5- Should have asked about those annoying red spots when Bronco was purchased
4- Exactly wrong time for arthritis to flare up, blowing lie detector test
3- The one night O.J desperately needed an alibi, decided to sleep alone
2- Still can’t figure out how he got lost on the freeway trying to surrender to police
1- Had to pick the night of the murders to start bleeding uncontrollably
Accoring to www.brainforbrain.com
10- The Waco Tornado- May 11, 1953 Deaths: 114 Injuries: 597 F-Scale: F5
9- The Flint Tornado- June 8, 1953 Deaths: 115 Injuries: 844 F-Scale: F5
8- The New Richmond Tornado- June 12, 1899 Deaths: 117 Injuries: 200 F-Scale: F5
7- The Amite/Pine/Purvis Tornado- April 24, 1908 Deaths: 143 Injuries: 770 F-Scale: F4
6- The Woodward Tornado- April 9, 1947 Deaths: 181 Injuries: 970 F-Scale: F5
5- The Gainesville Tornado- April 6, 1936 Deaths: 203 Injuries: 1600 F-Scale: F4
4- The Tupelo Tornado- April 5, 1936 Deaths: 216 Injuries: 700 F-Scale: F5
3- The St.Louis Tornado- May 27, 1896 Deaths: 255 Injuries: 1,000 F-Scale: F4
2- The Natchez Tornado- May 7, 1840 Deaths: 317 Injuries: 109 F-Scale: Unknown
1- The Tri-State Tornado- March 18, 1925 Deaths: 695 Injuries: 2027 F-Scale: F5
According to www.livescience.com
1- Transition in Pakistan
2- The Mortage Crisis
3- The Saffron Protests
4- Goodbye, Harry Potter
5- Petraeus Under Fire
6- Chinese-Made Toy Recall
7- The Virginia Tech Tragedy
8- Stem Cell Breakthrough
9- Bonds Breaks a Record-Gets Indicted
10- iPhone Mania
According to Jeninne Lee-St.John at www.time.com
1. Ischemic heart disease - 7.208M deaths - 12.6%
2. Stroke - 5.509M - 9.7%
3. Respiratory infections - 3.884M - 6.8%
4. HIV-AIDS - 2.777M - 4.9%
5. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 2.748M - 4.8%
6. Diarrhea - 1.798M - 3.2%
7. Tuberculosis - 1.566M - 2.7%
8. Malaria - 1.272M - 2.2%
9. Lung cancer - 1.243M - 2.2%
10. Motor vehicle crashes - 1.192M - 2.1%
According to The World Health Organization
10. Dodo: the archetype of extinct species (extinct since the late 17th century)
9. Cave Lion: one of the largest lions ever (extinct 2000 years ago)
8. Great Auk: largest of all auks (extinct since 1844)
7. Aurochs: a very large type of cattle (extinct since 1627)
6. Caspian tiger: the third largest (extinct since 1970)
5. Irish deer: the largest deer that ever lived (extinct about 7700 years ago)
4. Stellar’s cow: the defenseless beast (extinct since 1768)
3. Thylacine: the Tasmanian Tiger (extinct since 1936)
2. Quagga: half zebra, half horse (extinct since 1883)
1. Tyrannosauras Rex (extinct over 65 million years ago)
According to Oddee.com