- Death is the permanent cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism.
- Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your dinner begin to eat you.
- The practice of burying the dead may date back 350,000 years.
- About 100 billion people have died in all human history.
- More people commit suicide in New York City than are murdered.
- About 153,000 people will die on your birthday.
- Doctors' sloppy handwriting kills more than 7,000 people annually.
- When a person dies, his sense of hearing is the last to go.
- You are more likely to die from a falling coconut than from a shark attack.
- Every hour, at least 1 person is killed by a drunk driver in the U.S.
- Mount Everest has about 200 dead bodies on it, which are now landmarks on the way to the top.
- Every 40 seconds, someone commits suicide.
- Sharks kill 12 people per year while people kill 11,417 sharks per hour.
- Greek philosopher Chrysippus is said to have died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk,
- trying to eat figs.
- The creator of the Pringles packaging had his ashes stored in a Pringles Can after he died.
- 80% of all Soviet males born in 1923 died in World War II.
- You are more likely to die slipping in the bathtub, getting struck by lightning, or drowning in the bathtub, than from Terrorism.
- Every 90 seconds, one woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth.
- Crucifixion is still an official form of death penalty in Sudan.
- 600 Americans die each year from falling out of bed.
- Obese drivers are 78% more likely to die in a car crash.
- You are more likely to die in the taxi cab on the way to and from the airport than on the flight itself.
- 20,000 children die worldwide every day due to poverty.
- We are born with over 270 bones, and die with 206.
- One woman dies every hour in India because of dowry-related crimes.
- As many as 440,000 people die from preventable medical errors every year.
- In London, it is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.
- In Greek mythology,it was believed that redheads turn into vampires when they die.
- Nearly 6,000 people per year get hurt or die in the UK after tripping over their trousers or falling down stairs while pulling them up.
- The lack of physical activity is one of the leading causes of preventable death worldwide.
- At least 1 in 25 people sentenced to the death penalty in the U.S. are innocent.
- 1 in every 8 deaths on earth are linked to air pollution, a study says.
- There's a 'Rent a Mourner' service in the UK to fill your funeral with fake friends.
- Vending machines kill 13 people per year.
- Estimates for the total number of people killed in wars throughout all of human history range from 150 million to 1 billion.
- In 2013, Google founded Calico, an anti-aging company designed to ultimately "cure" death.
- There is a gypsy tribe in India that celebrates death as one of the happiest events in their lives, while treating births with great grief.
- if you die in Amsterdam without any friends or family left to attend your funeral, a poet will write a poem for you and recite it at your funeral.
- Tuberculosis killed 1.5 million people worldwide in 2014, making it a larger cause of death than AIDS.
- Malaria is thought to be responsible for the death of about half of all people who ever lived.
- The epitaph on poet Charles Bukowski's tombstone reads "DON'T TRY."
- Of the 142 million deaths caused by an ideology in the 20th century, 94 million were due to communism.
- Road traffic accidents kill more people around the world than malaria.
- Each year up to 50 million people are injured in traffic accidents, globally.
- Hitler married Eva Braun less than 40 hours before they died.
- "Kodokushi", meaning "lonely death", is a common Japanese phenomenon of people dying alone and remaining undiscovered for a long period of time.
- Harry Houdini, the great escapist, died on Halloween day.
- Democide, the murder of citizens by their own government, surpassed war as the leading cause of non-natural death in the 20th century.
- A company called LifeGem creates diamonds from the ashes of your loved one.
- 19.3% of deaths for metal musicians are suicide.
- 51.5% of deaths for hip-hop musicians are homicide.
- More people die in car crashes each year in the U.S. than in other high-income countries.
- Fecal vomiting exist, and it can even result in death.
- You can die instantly after being struck by dropping coconut.
- King Harold II was penetrated through the eye with a flying arrow. He died instantly.
- 38% of American children under the age 12 who died in car crashes in 2013 were
- not wearing seat belts.
- Santa Muerte (Saint Death) is worshipped in Mexico by those who believe ‘god helps the good, the devil helps the bad'.
- Prisoners waiting to be executed on Death Row in America are given a physical beforehand, to ensure they are fit enough to die.
- Globally, prematurity is the leading cause of death in children under the age of 5 years.
- Rats have near-death experiences.