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Death by Exploding Playing Cards
Season 3
Episode 34
Published 15 years, 8 months ago
Description
William Kogut decided to end his life using a deck of ordinary playing cards. That may seem impossible, so listen to this true story from 1930 to learn exactly how he did it.
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