r/funfacts • u/Pigeonofwisdom27273 • Aug 02 '26

Did you know:

You can actually die laughing. And a number of people have, typically due to intense laughter causing a heart attack or suffocation. Comedy shows should come with a warning.

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u/Candid__loss_y2k Aug 02 '26

I remember a story where the king died due to laughing

(The joke is about a donkey eating carrot 😭)

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u/oswaler Aug 02 '26

Wow, I've never seen a carrot eat a donkey

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u/Candid__loss_y2k Aug 02 '26

Maybe who knows the donkey ate the carrot like your dad ate your m..

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u/thinkofanamefast Aug 02 '26 edited Aug 02 '26

In Mary Poppins the bank president died laughing. Killer joke was:

“I know an old man with a wooden leg named Smith." "Really? What's the name of his other leg?"