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Who was killed by a tortoise?

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∙ 7y ago

Updated: 9/26/2023

It was Aeschylus, who was killed by a tortoise which was dropped by an eagle. It is thought that the eagle mistook Aeschylus's head as a boulder. Eagles have been known to drop tortoises onto rocks to crack the shell. Aeschylus died due to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

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