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  "path": "/places/s-p-andersson-s-gravestone",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-21T14:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.atlasobscura.com",
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  "textContent": "At a cemetery in Malmö, a knee-high rounded rock marks one grave. Its Swedish inscription states that a stonemason was “killed by this stone” on 22 June 1880 and ends simply: “Friends raised the stone.”\n\nSven Peter Andersson was 46 when he died while helping move a heavy block from a barge at Malmö’s harbor. When a crane chain snapped, the stone fell back and killed him instantly. His coworkers later recovered the rock and placed it above Andersson's grave. He left behind a wife and four children.\n\nMany older cemeteries contain gravestones that mention sudden or accidental deaths. Few are as direct as this one, however. This marker does not just represent death - it caused it.",
  "title": "Sven P. Andersson’s Gravestone in Malmö, Sweden"
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