Situation puzzles inspired by real events

Matthew keeps reading a bedtime story to his son despite the blackout.

A man is found dead in a filed. Lying next to him is an unopened package.

Anthony couldn't have imagine his cold would be the cause of his death.

A car driver causes an accident when he crashes into a bike, as he was making an unexpected turn at a crossroad. When the policemen arrive, another man gets arrested. The one who was driving is carried home.

A salesman tries too hard to get a sale and as a result ends up dying.

At one time, the following warning notices appeared on one of the main squares of Prague, “Attention! Beware of pickpockets!” The local police knew that there really were a lot of pickpockets here, but they actively tore these notices down. Why?

The son of a rich man was kidnapped. The kidnapper wanted the rich man to bring and put the expensive diamond into the call-box located in a city park. Policemen surrounded this park, intending to catch the criminal. The father of the kidnapped child came to the call-box and did everything the kidnapper said to him, but the police could not prevent the cunning criminal from taking the diamond out of the call-box. They didn't grab the villian as well. What did he do?

Beulah died in the Appalachians, while Craig died at sea. Everyone was much happier with Craig's death. How come?

Every day he puts on green lipstick. But almost no one notices it.

On a beautiful road, there’s a bus stop that is fully operational. However, no public transport stops there. Why?

In the 1940s, a real football game in Brazil ended with an unusual score of 0.5 - 0. What happened?

In the 1950s in America there was invented a chicken gun. What for?