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Title |
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2007 Darwin Award: Descent of Man
New York | In one case during my 20 years on the NYPD, we responded to a 'body in a courtyard' call and found a 19-year-old man who had obviously perished by falling from a great height...
Relevance: 100% |
5.8 KB |
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1994 Darwin Award: A Breathtaking View
South Africa | Johannesburg is growing with the construction of modern new buildings. An engineer who was inspecting the framework of a building asked a worker to stand on a scaffold that was projecting through an open space...
Relevance: 95.7% |
6.1 KB |
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2008 Darwin Award: Slippery When Wet
Sweden | The Darwin Awards have celebrated many bone-headed things burglars do in the commission of their crimes. For instance, taking a shortcut down a 55-foot sheer rock face. Early one morning, two men broke into a gymnasium...
Relevance: 94.2% |
6.3 KB |
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2007 Darwin Award: Falling in Love
South Carolina | A 21 year-old couple was found naked in the road an hour before sunrise by a passing cabbie. Authorities were at a loss to explain what had happened. There were no witnesses, no trace of clothing, and no wrecked cars...
Relevance: 92.8% |
7.2 KB |
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2007 Darwin Award: Pushmi-Pullyu
Germany | Near midnight, a 49-year-old man attempted to impress his wife with his strength. He climbed over the balcony of their 7th floor flat, clung to the outside of the parapet, and began a set of pull-ups...
Relevance: 92.8% |
6.7 KB |
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1998 Urban Legend: The Bricklayer
Accident Report This one needs an introduction, so you won't be lost at the beginning. This man was in an accident at work, so he filled out an insurance claim. The insurance company contacted him and asked for more information. This was his response: I am writing
Relevance: 82.8% |
8.1 KB |
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2007 Personal Account: Bicycle Chain of Accidents
This account is testament to the intelligence of teenagers, who are prone to recklessness. One Sunday afternoon, our gang took it into our brains that, since we live near the sea, it would be fun to play on the cliffs...
Relevance: 82.8% |
8.7 KB |
