113-year-old World War I veteran Henry Allingham, the world's oldest man, died Saturday. He spent his final years reminding Great Britain about the 9 million soldiers killed during the "War to End All Wars."
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No, I'm not talking about the company, though you might think so. Oscar G. Mayer, retired chairman of the American meat and cold cut production company, owned by Kraft Foods, has died at the age of 95.
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Karl Malden, the bulbous-nosed, thinning-haired actor perhaps best know for the TV series "The Streets of San Francisco," had died at the age of 97. No cause of death was immediately disclosed.
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Alexis Arguello, International Boxing Hall of Fame member (1992) and current mayor of Managua, Nicaragua, was found dead today. He was reportedly found with a bullet wound to his chest.
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In the wake of the recent celebrity deaths (Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, Billy Mays) have come a spike in fake death news. Jeff Goldblum, Britney Spears, George Clooney, and Tuesday, Rick Astley. No, none of themm are dead.
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British tabloid The Sun has supposedly received a leaked copy of Michael Jackson’s autopsy results. If in fact these are his results, they are shocking. However, the Los Angeles coroner's office has denied the details reported by The Sun.
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As the world continues to reel over the death of the so-called "King of Pop," Michael Jackson, last Thursday, and questions continue to circulate about the cause of death, funeral arrangements also remain unclear. The only thing for sure: it will be a blockbuster, perhaps the biggest celebrity funeral ever.
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Infomercial king Billy Mays was found dead in his Tampa, FL home this morning, and as details leak, the question arises: was his death similar to Natasha Richardson's, meaning related to trauma to his head? There is much speculation around this, as Billy Mays definitely took a blow to the head, based on his own statements.
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John Joseph Houghtaling, the inventor of the "Magic Fingers Vibrating Bed," has died at the age of 92. You might remember those beds which gave users 15 minutes of "tingling relaxation and ease" for a quarter in hotel and motel rooms across America in the 1960s and '70s. He died Wednesday at his home in Fort Pierce, FL.
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Chicago blues legend Koko Taylor died Wednesday afternoon at the age of 80. She had been recovering from surgery to repair gastrointestinal bleeding, which was performed in mid-May.
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