Accidents and death can come suddenly and can shake our worlds. From car accidents to falls down the stairs, acts of terrorism to lightning strikes, unexpected injuries and deaths affect us all. What are the most common causes of accidents and accidental deaths? What are the odds of dying in a year? What should you really be afraid of? Explore these topics and more.
How exasperating sleep can be. Home in your comfortable bed, you may toss and turn, unable to find slumber. But on the road, when you need to be alert to survive, staying awake can be a brutal struggle.
A residential fire occurs every 78 seconds in the United States. In 2008, nearly 403,000 fires left homes charred black and water damaged from the battle between flame and firefighter. The worst blazes destroyed mementos, killed pets and ended families.
Playwright Tennessee Williams brought down his final curtain by choking on a bottle cap in 1983. While it certainly has dramatic effect, the odds a person will die from choking on a non-food object in a year are just 1 in 96,300.
In 1816, New England, Europe, and China experienced snow in June, with frost lasting through August. In many places, snow fell every month of the year. Crop failure was widespread, and much of the world experienced famine, riots, and a high incidence of disease.
Soul music legend Teddy Pendergrass, who died Jan. 13 at the age of 59, is just the latest in a long line of people, famous and obscure, taken before their time by colon cancer.
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