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David Carradine has died at 72,<\/a> while in Thailand on a movie shoot.<\/p>\n

No word on whether Pai Mei’s Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique was involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

David Carradine has died at 72, while in Thailand on a movie shoot. 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