Why polls about dead celebrities?

I do not mean to be in bad taste by putting up polls about dead celebrities such as Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett, who died on the same day, June 25th, 2009. And I try to follow each and every Google guideline and all terms of service to the letter. Though, they do get to be cumbersome and long documents and it's sometimes hard to keep up with them. But all in all, Google is a great company that is changing the world.

The polls will be fascinating. I expect Michael Jackson's popularity to rise with his death, much like Elvis Presley's did. The ups and downs will be fascinating.

Michael Jackson was 50 years old.

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Michael Jackson died June 25, 2009

Michael Jackson, pop star and musical genius, died yesterday, June 25, 2009. He was born in 1958 and was 50 years old.

His autopsy was supposedly completed today. Rumors of drug use, perhaps morphine or Demerol, allegedly given to him by his personal physician are swirling through the media.

Many called him "The King of Pop."

Comparisons to Elvis Presley, a musical icon who died from a drug overdose, are being made based on the rumors.

The final autopsy report will answer many questions.

I have one important question. Who made the 911 call when Michael Jackson was in cardiac arrest and why was he so nonchalant?