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In honor of those who improved our species by exiting it.

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Glacier Erasure

(From the archives of a 30-year ER MD) In the late fall, snow-covered mountains become infested with hunters. One ambitious pair climbed high up a mountain in s

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Epitaph: She Liked Feathers

February 2009, UK | A woman in her 40's was following a coastal footpath along the top of a cliff in Devon. Fencing was in place to protect people from falling

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Electric Bathtub Blues!

Historic Darwin Award: The career of singer Claude Francois can be compared to that of Elvis Presley. One evening, he returned to his Paris apartment from a bus

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Dynamite Rancher

Darwin Award: 59-year-old Brent S. found a stash of dynamite in a shed on his ranch three miles south of the ATK Thiokol testing area, where booster rockets for

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Hard Science: With Zombies!

At-Risk Survivor: Ever since reading the 'Zombie Survival Guide' by Max Brooks, Bub is convinced that the undead will one day rise up. While trying to convince

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The Mettle of the Kettle

At-Risk Survivor: The Terrible Teakettle Incident. Sunday morning I went to the kitchen to make a cup of tea, put the kettle on, prepared the cups, and whilst

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Skate The Interstate

At-Risk Survivor: The Burlington Free Press reported that a man with a suspended driver's license was caught pulling a sled behind his vehicle along Interstate

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He's A Pipe Man

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Flying Door

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Duct Don't

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