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One of the true legends of the comedy world, Phyllis Diller, has died in Los Angeles.
TMZ reports that sources say Diller, known for her loud cackle laugh, died at her L.A. home, surrounded by family. She was 95. TMZ says she had recently fallen, hurting her wrist and hip, and her health had been on the decline ever since. She had been living in hospice care at her home.
Here is a classic Scooby-Doo Phyllis Diller clip.
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The New England Journal of Medicine looks through 200 years of back issues to understand how we die differently.
The first thing to notice here is how much our mortality rate has dropped over the course of a century, largely due to big reductions in infectious diseases like tuberculosis and influenza.
Think about that if you are a parent thinking about not vaccinating your kids.
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If the rule that they always die in threes is true, then another celebrity should be taking a dirt nap any day now.
Whitney Houston dies on Feb 11th.
Davy Jones Monkees died Feb 29th.
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