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2. Bruce Lee

Martial artist Bruce Lee
Chinese-American martial artist Bruce Lee | Archive Photos/Getty Images

One evening, Bruce Lee took a nap and simply never woke up. The martial artist was in great shape, which makes his death hard to understand. The official cause of death was cerebral edema, which means the 32-year-old’s brain swelled from excess fluid. What caused the edema is a mystery. Many credit Lee with improving the way Hollywood depicts Asians in movies.

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