10 Interesting Facts About Michael Jackson's Tragic Life

By- Shivanshi Srivastava

In 1984, his hair and scalp caught fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial, causing the celebrity to have permanent hair loss.

Michael Jackson died from overdosing on a combination of sedatives and prescribed medication. 

The drugs found in his body when he died were propofol, anxiolytic lorazepam, midazolam, diazepam, lidocaine, and ephedrine.

Michael Jackson was 50 years old when he died due to cardiac arrest.

On June 25, 2009, several websites across the net all crashed at the time of his death at approximately 3:15 pm.

Jackson was supposed to attend a meeting at the World Trade Center on September 11, but he ended up not attending because he overslept, causing him to miss his flight.

At the time of his death, he had a black belt in karate which he was awarded in the late 1990s in Japan. 

His funeral was the 2nd most-watched funeral after Princess Diana’s as it was watched by 2.4 billion ppl all over the world.

Michael Jackson’s skin colour changed because of Vitiligo but people think that change was on purpose as he was ashamed of his natural skin tone.

Michael Jackson once tried to buy out Marvel Comics so that he could become a superhero.