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TIL on September 26th, 2011 Mikey Welsh posted on Twitter, “Dreamt I died in Chicago next weekend (heart attack in my sleep). Need to write my will today” followed by, “Correction - the weekend after next”. He died October 8th, 2011 from a heart attack in his sleep in a hotel room. In Chicago.

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