In the course of this reincarnation story, Beard manages to have his wife's research-student lover slip on a polar-bear rug, hit his head and die.

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Hit something solid, and you die.

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He costars on the hit HBO series Bored to Death and his Funny or Die web series, Between Two Ferns, has become must-see viewing for the hipster set.

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However, trading could die down quickly as U.S. and Canadian traders may hit the exit doors early today, ahead of the long holiday weekend.

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By the time of Live and Let Die's release in 1973, Paul McCartney's title track hit the No. 2 mark on Billboard's Hot 100 list.

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How many whales die from collisions each year isn't known because most accidents go undocumented and whales that are hit often sink.

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