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Death from laughter is an extremely rare form of death, usually resulting from either cardiac arrest or asphyxiation, that has itself been caused by a fit of laughter. Though uncommon, death by laughter has been recorded from the times of ancient Greece to modern times.
One of the patients lost weight but then put the weight back on, and two of the other patients registered a loss of weight at death but a few minutes later lost even more weight. One of the patients lost "three-fourths of an ounce" (21.3 grams) in weight, coinciding with the time of death.
The Greek painter died of laughter while painting an elderly woman. [7] [16]: 105 Anacreon: c. 485 BC: The poet, known for works in celebration of wine, choked to death on a grape stone according to Pliny the Elder. [13] [14] [16]: 104 The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica suggests that "the story has an air of mythical adaptation to the poet's ...
"People often overlook the benefits of laughter," said one doctor. "Research shows that laughter can reduce stress, boost the immune system and even help alleviate pain."
Carolyn Gibbons, 23, has a rare neurological disorder that makes laughter potentially They can make their teachers fume with rage or collapse into laughter. But for one young teacher, the latter ...
Heart disease and cancer are still the leading causes of death For more than 100 years, heart disease has been the number one No. 1 cause of death in the U.S, and the pandemic has done nothing to ...
This list of unusual deaths includes unique or extremely rare circumstances of death recorded throughout the Middle Ages, noted as being unusual by multiple sources. John II Komnenos on a boar hunt Frederick Barbarossa 's strange drowning gave rise to legends that he was still alive
Mallory competed on Extreme Weight Loss season 4 in 2014, where she went from 329 pounds to 178 pounds. (The show aired on ABC for five seasons from 2011 to 2015.) (The show aired on ABC for five ...