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Unluckiest people?

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  • How did Frane Selak survive his 1963 plane crash?
    He landed in a haystack after being thrown from the plane
    He used a parachute he found on the plane
    He swam ashore after the plane crashed into the ocean
    He clung to another passenger during the crash
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  • What injury did Selak sustain during his train crash in 1962?
    He fractured his skull
    He suffered hypothermia and a broken arm
    He lost a leg
    He was paralyzed for six months
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  • After narrowly escaping an exploding car in 1970, what did Selak do?
    He jumped into a nearby river to extinguish flames
    He immediately bought another car
    He ran away before it exploded
    He called for emergency help
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  • How many accidents is Roy Sullivan, the "Human Lightning Rod," famous for surviving?
    Four
    Nine
    Three
    Seven
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  • How did Henry Ziegland’s life end after 20 years of escaping a bullet?
    The bullet ricocheted off a rock
    He died peacefully in his sleep
    He was shot again by the same person
    The bullet embedded in a tree exploded and killed him
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  • What happened to Selak after his bus accident in 1966?
    He was stuck under the bus and pulled out by emergency worke
    He signaled rescuers by using a mirror to reflect the sun
    He was found by a search dog
    He was floating in the river holding onto a tree branch
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  • What did Violet Jessop survive that earned her the nickname "Miss Unsinkable"?
    Three ship sinkings, including the Titanic
    A pirate attack and shipwreck
    A submarine attack
    Two plane crashes
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  • How did Sigurd "The Mighty" die after defeating his enemy?
    Killed in battle after an ambush
    Beheaded by his own soldiers
    Poisoned by an assassin
    Scratched by his enemy's severed head, caused an infection
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  • What did Tsutomu Yamaguchi survive twice in World War II?
    Two air raids over Tokyo
    Two kamikaze attacks
    The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
    A submarine sinking and a bomb explosion
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  • How did John Lyne earn the nickname "Britain’s Unluckiest Man"?
    He survived several shipwrecks
    He survived 16 accidents like a bus crash with a broken arm
    He lost all he had in a series of fires after major floods
    He was struck by lightning multiple times
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  • What event marked the final accident in Frane Selak’s famous string of disasters?
    He was hit by lightning
    His car exploded after being hit by a truck
    He fell down a well
    He survived a plane crash into a mountain
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  • How did Melanie Martinez lose her fifth house?
    A tornado swept it away
    It was hit by a meteor
    It was flooded after a dam burst
    A hurricane destroyed it
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  • What incredible fortune did Frane Selak experience in 2005?
    He won the lottery
    He survived a plane crash and was given millions in compensa
    He inherited a fortune from a distant relative
    He discovered a valuable hidden treasure in his backyard
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  • What did James Howells accidentally throw away that could have made him a millionaire?
    A winning lottery ticket
    An ancient artifact worth millions
    A computer hard drive containing 8,000 bitcoins
    A valuable diamond ring
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  • What saved Erik Norrie from bleeding to death after a shark attack?
    A doctor on the beach treated him immediately
    A passing fishing boat crew
    He swam to shore by himself
    His father-in-law, who was nearby and helped him
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  • What was Roy Sullivan doing when he was hit by lightning for the seventh time?
    Playing golf
    Fishing in a river
    Climbing a mountain
    Driving a truck
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