The English language has given us not only "dead", but 213 euphemistic phrases for death and dying. Here they are in all their morbid 'glory'. picked by TheStep 3 years ago

Straight from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the page documents the last words of death row inmates about to be executed.

Nothing overly disturbing, but fascinating to read. picked by Boomshank 3 years ago

A cancer victim has accused his sister of condemning him to death by refusing to donate her bone marrow for a life-saving operation. picked by cjmei 3 years ago

Consider someone who has just died of a heart attack. His organs are intact, he hasn't lost blood. All that's happened is his heart has stopped beating—the definition of "clinical death"—and his brain has shut down to conserve oxygen. But what has actually died? picked by super 3 years ago

A German took advantage of a passenger's death on the underground by stealing from the dead man before pretending to help save him. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The Devils Hole pupfish have survived 60,000 years, withstanding the Ice Age, the blistering temperatures of the desert and an ever-shrinking habitat. Now they rely on an eight-foot high fence which surrounds their murky pool of water in this remote corner of Death Valley National Park. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Eight former staff members of a Florida juvenile boot camp have been charged with manslaughter in the death of a 14-year-old boy whose beating by guards was captured on videotape picked by teaya21 3 years ago

In December, U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel ruled San Quentin's 69-year-old chamber was cramped and had inadequate lighting.(It's a friggin "Death Chamber")
NEW LINK ALERT! picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

Terri Irwin has been handed the footage of Steve's death after Queensland authorities broke with protocol to ensure it did not pass into the wrong hands. picked by teaya21 3 years ago

First death since 1987....uh, so why didn't you stop this then??? picked by dollyllama 3 years ago

For example Near-Death Experiences and Life After Death - People who were once near death have sometimes reported various mystical experiences (such as going into a tunnel and emerging in a light, being reunited with loved ones, a sense of peace, etc.) that may suggest an existence beyond the grave. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

Sometimes in a kid’s movie a death scene is required. Whereas Arnold Schwarzenegger movies have desensitized adults to on-screen violence and death, children aren’t used to emotions more complex than hunger, tiredness, and the ever-present fear induced by Sarah Jessica Parker’s face. Which makes death in a kid’s movie about ten times more poignant and potent. picked by 1krazykorean 3 months ago

A YOUNG British aid worker has been found murdered, apparently stoned to death, in the remote town in northern India where the Dalai Lama lives. picked by teaya21 3 years ago

A woman leaped to her death from the third floor of the Queens Center Mall around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, landing on and injuring a high school student on the lower level of the shopping center in NYC four stories below. Shoppers screamed and ran.

Eyewitness accounts in comments

*I used to shop there*
And another earlier close call near me
*stops shopping in malls picked by suebe 8 months ago

Not depressed enough tonight? Read a few accounts of how individuals made it to Texas' death row. What a delightful bunch of people they are! picked by ogri2003 3 years ago

Mexico has lost more people to migration to the United States than death since 2000, according to a government report released Thursday. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The Miss Israel finalist, the first Druze arab to compete in the pageant, was threatened with death by two uncles and other men from her village who accused her of disgracing the family name with promiscuous behaviour. picked by jaxomlotus 3 years ago

It's official: King Tutankhamun's death was caused by a badly broken and infected leg, refuting murderous theories about the famous Pharaoh's demise 3,300 years ago, according to Egyptian radiologists. picked by teaya21 3 years ago

Were Europeans once cannibals? Research shows that up until the end of the 18th century, medicine routinely included stomach-churning ingredients like human flesh and blood. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

A running clock of interesting statistics of death, birth, production numbers, etc.
Notice which numbers move the quickest... picked by Zaeyde 2 years ago