Cover image via Miami-Dade County Police1. This man who was betrayed by his toilet bowl when it exploded into a thousand pieces
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2. This tree surgeon who fell on a live chainsaw and almost beheaded himself
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3. This lady who was submerged in ice-cold water for 80 minutes but didn't let hypothermia have its way with her
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4. This lady whose airway was blocked because an umbrella got stuck in her throat
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5. This man who's getting through life with half a head
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6. This railroad switchman who fell off a train and lost half his body
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7. This woman who suffered from internal decapitation (yes, her head and her spine were not connected at some point in her life)
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8. Then there's 'The Luckiest Man Alive' who survived SEVEN near-deaths including jumping out of a plane and LANDING ON A HAYSTACK
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On the bright side, at least these accidents happened in the comfort of Planet Earth
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Luckily, most of them were in the presence of quick-thinking people who called for help, and they had also received treatment from highly-skilled medic teams.
But here's a thought: Would they have been so lucky if they had been victims of the same freak accidents… on Mars?
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