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The Rarest Causes of Death in the World

While diseases and accidents claim millions, medical archives and forensic history record fatalities so extraordinarily rare they border on the impossible. Here is a definitive countdown of the 10 rar

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  1. From falling meteorites to molasses waves: history's rarest deaths.
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While diseases and accidents claim millions, medical archives and forensic history record fatalities so extraordinarily rare they border on the impossible. Here is a definitive countdown of the 10 rarest verified ways humans have died.

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