While Tombstone has a few historical exaggerations, its treatment of Doc Holliday’s death aligns with Costamos’ firm devotion to accuracy. Val Kilmer utters the same words as his real-life counterpart as he dies. As he looks at his bare feet, he utters, “This is funny.” These three words were also overheard in 1887 and overheard by Holliday’s attending nurse.

True to life, Holliday was a quick-witted talker until the end. Even so, his final words left some fans puzzled. While some contend that Doc’s last statement was about his nurse’s refusal to give him some parting (from the mortal realm) booze, his words were actually about his bare feet.

To be fair, it was common then, so it wouldn’t have seemed shady.

There is a federal law against that as well and the penalty is much more severe, so I’m not sure what point you mean to make.

People must not know. #4 is where it’s at.

Per the article, “accidents are rare but tragic.” So kids with access to these—i.e. non-American kids—do occasionally choke on them.