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A renowned author endured his final days in excruciating pain and met a peculiar end after accidentally swallowing a toothpick whilst on a cruise. ‌

Sherwood Anderson, a celebrated American writer known for his tumultuous personal life including a nervous breakdown and four marriages, died in 1941 under bizarre circumstances - a tragedy so strange it seems like a plot from one of his novels. ‌

At the age of 64, he was enjoying a leisurely cruise to South America with his fourth wife when calamity struck. While sipping a martini at a party, Anderson unknowingly swallowed a small wooden toothpick hidden in his olive. ‌

In the ensuing days, he began to suffer from increasing pain as the ship continued its journey south. He was eventually evacuated from the ship in Pana

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