Last updated 16 October 2001
Does stupidity kill? These are stories
of people who managed to kill (or
almost kill) themselves through
their own brainless acts.

Darwin Awards

Try not to get one.
 
 

Some of these stories are apocryphal.
You can check for their veracity at
Urban Legends Archives
This is also the place to check if you
get an email petition.
 

Joseph Stiglitz, the 2001 Economics Prize winner
Joseph Stiglitz
was fired from his job as Chief Economist of World Bank
for mild dissent against globalization. Find out why.