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A teenager has pleaded guilty to killing his three friends in a high-speed car crash after inhaling laughing gas. Thomas Johnson, 19, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving at Oxford ...
Zeuxis, a 5th-century BC Greek painter, is said to have died laughing at the humorous way in which he painted an old woman. [9]Chrysippus, also known as "the man who died from laughing at his joke", an influential 3rd-century BC Greek Stoic philosopher, reportedly died of laughter after he saw a donkey eating his fermented figs; he told a slave to give the donkey undiluted wine to wash them ...
In Vietnam, the use of laughing gas as a recreational substance began in the 2000s due to its affordability. The balloons used for inhaling the gas are called funky balls [26] and are widely available in bars, pubs, and online for home delivery. This trend is most noticeable in urban areas and social gatherings frequented by young adults.
Several people died of either heart attacks, strokes or exhaustion during a dancing mania that occurred in Strasbourg, Alsace (Holy Roman Empire). [23] [81] [82] Pietro Aretino: 21 October 1556: The influential Italian author and libertine is said to have died of suffocation from laughing too much at an obscene joke during a meal in Venice ...
The families of three young men killed in a car crash after the driver inhaled laughing gas are calling for graduated driving licences. Thomas Johnson, 19, was travelling at speeds of 100mph ...
There have been 17 fatalities related to the use of laughing gas in the UK between 2006 and 2012.
1861: The four Gale sisters were a team of British ballerinas who were appearing at Philadelphia's Continental Theater. They were among eight dancers who died when Zelia Gale's gauze dress caught on fire from a gas tube. The deadly flames spread to the other three sisters Hannah, Ruth, and Adeline when they tried to rescue their sibling. [5]
A young driver is filmed inhaling laughing gas behind the wheel just moments before crashing his car and killing three teenage passengers. Thomas Johnson, 19, was behind the wheel of a BMW 3 ...