3 words to sum up this. WTF? 
                                    I got interessted into this though, I'll admit it. Who wouldn't
                                    be interessted in people blowing up in a flaming fireball for no apparent reason? Don't answere that. 
                                    Here are some factsabout this crazy a screwed up piece of nature.#
                                    
                                    - Charles Dickens Used this to kill off an alchaholic in
                                    his book, Bleak House. 
                                    
- This lead to people believing that alchahol was the fault of
                                    it. 
                                    
- Pagans (and some more moderners) thought it was the devil
                                    claming your soul. Which makes sense if you think about it. 
                                    
- Over half of the victims were women 
                                    
- most of them were elderly and lived by them selves. 
                                    
- Most of them were smokers. 
                                    
- All of the cases happened indoors. 
                                    
- The heat reached up to 100 degrees celsius, and they found vapourized
                                    skin on the ceilings (!)
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                                    Also, if you want to see some pictures, click here. WARNING Not for the Squeamish 
                                    