Two lateral thinking puzzles

Here are three lateral thinking puzzles that were new to me. They're from the book, Lateral Thinking Puzzles (1991), by Paul Sloane.

Death in the Field

A man is lying dead in the field. Next to him is an unopened package. There is no other creature in the field. How did he die?

Death in Rome

Mr. Jones is reading his daily newspaper. He read an article with the following headline: Woman dies in holiday accident. It goes on to say, Mrs. Rigby-Brown, while on holiday with her husband in Rome, fell to her death from the balcony of her seventh-floor room.

Mr. Jones turns to his wife and says That was not an accident. It was murder. He had never met either of the Rigby-Browns, so how could he know it was murder?

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