The Dumbest Deaths in Recorded History

Excerpted from ``The Best of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader''

And finally there's Lully, one of our favorite 16th-century composers, who wrote music for the king of France While rehearsing the musicians, he got too serious beating time with his staff, and drove it right through his foot. He died of infection

Vocabulary Help

• rehearse: ensaiar
• beating time: marcar o tempo (em música)
• staff: bastão rígido de metal
• drove it right through his foot: atravessou direto por seu pé

Mais histórias como esta podem ser encontradas no livro Read in English: Uma Maneira Divertida de Aprender Inglês, publicado pela Editora Novatec,

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