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Causes of Death in London (1623) (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

Planet

wtf were they smoking in London?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Just a wee collision with a planet after falling off a high ledge?

Weird euphemism, but I'd buy it 🤷

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I like it. Way cooler than "died from a fall" and more concise on top of it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I'm guessing it was some kind of astrology thing. People used to blame deaths on planets and stars being in certain areas of the sky.