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[–] [email protected] 70 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The tale of Chrysippus, and the oldest recorded account of an (alleged) death from laughter.

Here's the relevant part:

He died during the 143rd Olympiad (208–204 BC) at the age of 73. Diogenes Laërtius gives two different accounts of his death. [...] In the second account, he was watching a donkey eat some figs and cried out: "Now give the donkey a drink of pure wine to wash down the figs", whereupon he died in a fit of laughter.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That's not true the guy in the image is clearly jerma

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I think that's his last last name

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Yes Chrysippus Jerma is his name I believe