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This Might Be the Strangest Death in All of History
An Odd Tale of the Past
Unpredictability is just one name of the game in the slice of life. From the mundane to the extraordinary, that can happen at any time. And just the same, the reaper’s hand can likewise be unusual at times, as my previous story shows.
Though, that incident is far from the only example of even just one individual passing under unforeseen circumstances.
One day way back in the 1850s, a circus show had been performing when something of mind-boggling proportions tragically and unexpectedly took place.
According to an old certificate discovered by a museum in LA, a boy aged 13 years and 6 months, by the name of William Snyder, died in 1854. And what was the reported manner in which caused or led to his sudden passing? As stated by the record, the teenager, who was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, was:
“killed by being swung around by the heels by a circus clown.”
The record also stated that the boy had either died on or was subsequently…
