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In 2006 an Australian man named Ricky…

April 15, 2021Weirdo

In 2006 an Australian man named Ricky Megee became stranded in the outback and survived 71 days on a diet of leeches, frogs, insects, snakes, ants, lizards and edible plants.

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In 2016 a British reality show about…

January 6, 2021Weirdo

In 2016 a British reality show about surviving the wilderness of the Scottish highlands, but was cancelled after 4 episodes. The producers decided not to tell contestants that the show had been cancelled and allowed them to continue living in the wilderness for over a year to no end.

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In 1954, Ernest Hemingway…

January 4, 2021Weirdo

In 1954, Ernest Hemingway survived two plane crashes in two days.

After the second crash, the writer was presumed dead, but walked out of the jungle the next day, still holding a bottle of gin.

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There is a man called José Salvador…

December 18, 2020Weirdo

There is a man called José Salvador Alvarenga who holds the Guinness World Record for longest time being lost at sea. He was lost for 438 days in a boat that was about 7 meters long and almost one meter wide. He survived by eating raw fish, turtles and birds and by drinking rain water.

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In 2005 a woman in Arkansas survived…

April 8, 2020Weirdo

In 2005 a woman in Arkansas survived hitting parking lot asphalt face-first during her first solo jump after her main chute failed and reserve malfunctioned, only to learn during surgery that she was pregnant. The baby also survived.

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Marshall Mabey was a $1 a day…

February 18, 2020Weirdo

Marshall Mabey was a $1 a day NYC tunnel worker called “Sandmen”. On Feb 19 1916, he was working under the East River where the tunnel was pressurized to prevent cave ins. A crack in the ceiling vented Mabey up through the mud, the East River and 25 feet into the air. He lived and was uninjured.

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In 2007, Ewa Wisnerska, a professional…

February 3, 2020Weirdo

In 2007, Ewa Wisnerska, a professional paraglider, was sucked into a storm cloud and survived being 10,000 metres in the air without oxygen and subjected to temperatures of -50 °c. after an hour and falling back down to 6,900 metres she came to and was able to fly her way back down to earth.

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4 sailors survived at sea off…

December 9, 2019Weirdo

4 sailors survived at sea off the coast of New Zealand for 118 days after their trimaran, the Rose-Noelle, was upturned by a rogue wave. They cut holes in the hull, collected rainwater, and eventually caught and cooked fish. They were in such good shape upon return many doubted their story.

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German film director Werner Herzog…

November 27, 2019Weirdo

German film director Werner Herzog nearly took LANSA Flight 508, but canceled at the last minute. The plane was struck by lightning, killing 91 of 92 crew members and passengers. The lone survivor was 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke, whose story was told in Herzog’s documentary Wings of Hope.

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The ‘Indestructrible’ Nicholas Alkemade…

October 27, 2019Weirdo

The ‘Indestructrible’ Nicholas Alkemade survived an 18K ft fall from crashing bomber in 1944 completely unharmed. After WW2 while working at a chemical plant he survived: a 15 min exposure to chlorine gas, being sprayed with sulphuric acid, and having a 9ft steel pole fall on him.

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