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1. A Czech burglar got more than he bargained for when he cut through a steel cable in an elevator shaft at an unused grainery. What happened to him?
2. In 1871, Clement Vallandigham was defending a client in a murder trial. The defence assertion was that the deceased's method of drawing a gun had led to his shooting himself. Vallandigham duly re-enacted the scene ... and shot himself.
3. Fr. Adelir Antonio de Carli perished whilst attempting the world record for clustered balloon flight. He used a buoyant chair, wore a protective suit and carried a mobile phone and a GPS. Out at sea, however, it became clear that he had made one fatal miscalculation. What was it?
4. Bulgarian biology teacher Lidia decided to dispose of some unneeded chemicals by pouring them into the local sewer. In this enclosed space the substances combined and exploded with such force that Lidia was decapitated by the flying manhole cover.
5. How did a dog, a deer's leg bone and a loaded shotgun cause a fatal accident amongst a party of hunters?
6. In March 2007, farmers Fred and Frank Hare were patrolling their land with shotguns hunting for badgers. Sighting one, they took aim from opposite directions each unaware of the other's presence. Two shots later both lay dead whilst Mr Badger strolled away unharmed.
7. In what bizarre way did a Croatian man die in 2005?
8. In 2006, Scuba loving Scot Crissee MacLeod, husband Mel and daughter Polly (5) were in South Africa swimming with dolphins. Even the dolphins retreated at the sight of a blue whale but not Crissee. Cue Mel : "She went close up but too far." Gone in a cloud of plankton.
9. Young Scot Anne Trivi was feeling less than bonny when sister Anna stole her boyfriend. In revenge, Anne poisoned a drink intended for Anna but due to a typographical error at the bar, the drink was delivered to the wrong table. Only Anna survived to see the funny side of it.
10. How was a Pennsylvania man electrocuted by his workplace electrical test equipment?
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