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  2. List of causes of death by rate - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of the causes of human deaths worldwide for different years arranged by their associated mortality rates. In 2002, there were about 57 million deaths . In 2005, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), about 58 million people died. [ 1 ]

  3. List of paraphilias - Wikipedia

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    People with impaired mobility. [4] Acrotomophilia: People with amputations. [5] [6] Agalmatophilia: Statues, mannequins and immobility. [7] Algolagnia: Pain, particularly involving an erogenous zone; differs from masochism as there is a biologically different interpretation of the intense sensation rather than a subjective interpretation. [8 ...

  4. Funeral practices and burial customs in the Philippines

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    The Subanu people had different burial procedure depending on the causes of death. For ordinary cause (dying due to age), the body was placed in the cemetery for common families. However, if for special cause (like contagion and illnesses), Balian or shaman is called to apply herbs and prayers on the dead for driving away evil spirits. After ...

  5. List of selfie-related injuries and deaths - Wikipedia

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    1. Transport. A 24-year-old groom was killed and his bride seriously injured when the newly-wed couple tried to take a selfie on the railway track at Kahawa, in the Southern Province. According to eyewitnesses, the couple had ignored warning signals given by the people in the area saying that the train was coming.

  6. Cyanide poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Cyanide is a potent cytochrome c oxidase (COX, a.k.a. Complex IV) inhibitor, causing asphyxiation of cells. As such, cyanide poisoning is a form of histotoxic hypoxia, because it interferes with the ability of cells to take or use oxygen via oxidative phosphorylation. [ 25]: 1475. Specifically, cyanide binds to the heme a3-CuB binuclear center ...

  7. List of people who disappeared mysteriously at sea - Wikipedia

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    31. Hawaii, U.S. Aikau, a Hawaiian lifeguard and surfer, disappeared on 17 March 1978 when he was lost at sea while attempting to reach the island of Lanai on a surfboard. The long-distance Hawaiian outrigger, the Hōkūleʻa, on which he was a crew member, began taking on water 20 miles off Molokai.

  8. Rugby boy - Wikipedia

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    Rugby boy. A Rugby bottle. Rugby boys ( Filipino: batang ragbi) are a collective term for gangs of street children found in the Philippines. They are one of the most well-known poverty -afflicted people found in the slums of the Philippines. They are known for using and being addicted to a contact cement known as "Rugby" brand manufactured by ...

  9. COVID-19 pandemic death rates by country - Wikipedia

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    For the Netherlands, based on overall excess mortality, an estimated 20,000 people died from COVID-19 in 2020, [ 9] while only the death of 11,525 identified COVID-19 cases was registered. [ 8] The official count of COVID-19 deaths as of December 2021 is slightly more than 5.4 million, according to World Health Organization's report in May 2022.