21 FACTS YOU DID NOT KNOW ABOUT Death

FACT #1

Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your dinner begin to eat you.

FACT #2

The practice of burying the dead may date back 350,000 years.

FACT #3

About 100 billion people have died in all human history.

FACT #4

More people commit suicide in New York City than are murdered.

FACT #5

About 153,000 people will die on your birthday.

FACT #6

Doctors' sloppy handwriting kills more than 7,000 people annually.

FACT #7

Left-handers die 3 years earlier than right-handed people.

FACT #8

When a person dies, his sense of hearing is the last to go.

FACT #9

You are more likely to die from a falling coconut than from a shark attack.

FACT #10

Every hour, at least 1 person is killed by a drunk driver in the U.S.

FACT #11

Mount Everest has about 200 dead bodies on it, which are now landmarks on the way to the top.

FACT #12

Every 40 seconds, someone commits suicide.

FACT #13

Sharks kill 12 people per year while people kill 11,417 sharks per hour.

FACT #14

Italian serial killer Leonarda Cianciulli was famous for turning victims into tea cakes and serving them to guests.

FACT #15

Greek philosopher Chrysippus is said to have died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk, trying to eat figs.

FACT #16

The creator of the Pringles packaging had his ashes stored in a Pringles Can after he died.

FACT #17

80% of all Soviet males born in 1923 died in World War II.

FACT #18

You are more likely to die slipping in the bathtub, getting struck by lightning, or drowning in the bathtub, than from Terrorism.

FACT #19

Every 90 seconds, one woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth.

FACT #20

35 million of your cells die every minute.

FACT #21

Crucifixion is still an official form of punishment in Sudan.