stackyFACTSGetting high on your own supply of jokes is a lethal mistake. This ancient Greek philosopher supposedly got his donkey drunk on wine, watched it clumsily try to eat some figs, and laughed so hysterically that he went into cardiac arrest and died.
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Ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes chose to live inside a large clay wine jar in the marketplace of Athens, completely rejecting societal norms while making a…
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