Did you hear about....
The swiss statesman butchered by an axe-wielding bear?
The Tennessee student who jumped into a laundry chute that was actually a trash compactor?
The ancient Greek playwright struck by a tortoise falling from the sky?
Over the ages, death has come in some very unpredictable forms. This irreverent little book gathers together some of the most peculiar and outrageous ways that people across the globe have met their untimely ends. Weather shocking or silly, these true stories are proof at least that the groom reaper has a strange sense of humour.