A pneumothorax can be caused by: 1  Chest injury. Any blunt or penetrating injury to your chest can cause lung collapse. 2  Lung disease. Damaged lung tissue is more likely to collapse. 3  Ruptured air blisters. Small air blisters (blebs) can develop on the top of your lung.  Mechanical ventilation.
Pageant, January 1975. ON THE NIGHT of December 30th, 1971, handsome, 31-year-old Pete Duel left his girlfriend in bed, walked naked into the front room of his house--and blew out his brains. Cerebral destruction, are the grim words of the police report that I read in the office of the local coroner.
Carrot Top Age: Comedian Now 47 Years Old. Posted: 03/01/2012 3:52 pm EST Updated: 03/01/2012 3:55 pm EST. Getty. It seems like just yesterday that you couldn't flip the channel without seeing Carrot Top's 1-800-CALL-ATT commercials. It's perhaps a testament to the glory of the '90s that the redhead's name still appears frequently in trivia games. But what feels like yesterday was actually more than a decade ago, and Carrot Top, born Scott Thompson, is now 47 years old.