I want to laugh harder at fan death, but we have our own really stupid culture-based misconceptions.

My parents told me when I was very little, as long as they didn't act alarmed, I could hurt myself (minor stuff) and not really be phased by it. If I fell and scraped myself or burned myself, they said afterwords I would glance over at them. If they made a fuss I'd get concerned. If they didn't, I would grunt and keep going.

I guess that's a close as it gets other than Santa Claus.