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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Forward-Answer-4407 on 2024-07-04 17:08:37+00:00.

Original Title: TIL in 2015, Devon Staples, who used to work at Disney World and would dress up as Gaston and Goofy, died instantly after attempting to launch a firework off his head while celebrating the Fourth of July with his friends.