What joke caused the death of Athenian philosopher Chrysippus?
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The ancient philosopher Chrysippus, a major figure in Stoic philosophy, reportedly died of laughter after observing a donkey eating figs. The story goes that Chrysippus got the donkey drunk on wine, then, seeing the donkey trying to eat figs, he cried out, “Now give the donkey a pure wine to wash down the figs!” and then started laughing so hard that he died.