Stupid People Tricks

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Conquerer Worm

True: People were once frequently mistaken for dead and were buried alive.

For certain values of frequently. See - "Buried Alive: The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear" By Jan Bondeson. The author believes it happened far less than the 10% of the time cited by alarmists in the 18th and 19th centuries.