The abusive owner of a monkey called Brother Kwan often forced him to pick coconuts from tall palms. As it turns out, Brother Kwan didn’t like climbing trees. The irked animal dropped a coconut 15 metres on to the man’s head, killing him instantly.

The Samui Express has the full story.

It’s often cited that falling coconuts kill 150 people worldwide each year – this has since been refuted as an urban island myth.

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