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2003 Darwin Award: Tree Hard, Head Empty
A 25-year-old man, long accustomed to annoying neighbors by snowmobiling at high speeds through sleeping streets, finally received his comeuppance -- and in the process, a Darwinian nomination -- when he drove he
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2008 Darwin Award: Not a Shred of Sense
The ambulance responded to a frantic call concerning a neighbor's trip through a tree shredder. It seems the individual had decided to prune his own trees, rather than hire a professional. After all, the local shop rented shredders...
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2004 Darwin Award: Watch Out for That Tree!
The mighty oak trees of Stellenbosch, a city near Cape Town, were planted over 300 years ago. In recent years, they have begun to succumb to disease. The city has been cutting them down
Relevance: 98.5% |
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2003 Darwin Award: ZAP!
California | John, a Los Angeles real estate attorney, was skimming leaves from his pool when he noticed a palm frond caught in the power lines...
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2008 Darwin Award: Into the Abyss
An enterprising lumberman jacked up his pickup, attached a rope to a tire rim, and the other end to a large felled tree. He put the pickup into gear, expecting the rim to act as a makeshift crank that would pull the tree up the steep embankment...
Relevance: 92.5% |
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2002 Personal Account: Chainsaw Slingshot
The following story was related to me during a session of injury one-upsmanship. A casual acquaintance related an adventure suffered by her husband. A furious wind had knocked a susceptible tree limb across the elec
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1986 Darwin Award: Catapult to Glory
In 1986 the UK saw its most violent storm in over 350 years. Wind speeds exceeded 90 mph, and an incredible amount of damage was done to property and people up and down the UK. This story made several of the Kent
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2008 Darwin Award: Pining Away
Darwin Award: Pining Away: Three young men had finished basic training and were spending their few days of leave with one's grandmother. Grandmother had a swing job, so the privates were left alone late into the night...
Relevance: 86.5% |
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