A short lived prank on Wikipedia

Not quite sure how, but I wound up on a page on Wikipedia listing unusual deaths through the ages.

Right at the bottom the entry for 2007 included an item for Kevin Rose – apparently he “died” choking on holiday-themed beer.

By the time I refreshed the page the entry was gone, but I had the page open still on another tab and was able to grab a screenshot:

Wikipedia Prank

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