In 1999, skydiver Joan Murray’s parachutes malfunctioned, leaving her to free-fall 14,500 feet above North Carolina, landing directly on a fire ants' mound. Miraculously, she survived. Doctors believe that being stung over 200 times by ants triggered a surge of adrenaline, keeping her heart beating.
1991: a man vanishes after telling his family he's going on a business trip. 2021: a car stops in front of this man's home and drops him off. He is wearing the same clothes, can't remember where he's been all these years & is looking like he was very well taken care of. The curious case of Mr Gorgos
In 1948, a man wore 30-pound, three-toed lead shoes & stomped around a Florida beach during the night. The footprints lead people to believe that a 15-foot-tall penguin was roaming their lands. He kept up the prank for 10 years, visiting various beaches. The hoax wasn't revealed until 40 years later
In May 2019, Amanda Eller was lost for 17 days in the forests of Maui after a three-mile hike turned into a harrowing ordeal. She set out on foot without a cell phone, food, or water, as she only planned to be out for a short jaunt. After venturing off the trail, she wasn’t able to find her way back
Hisashi Ouchi was kept alive for 83 days after absorbing 17 Sieverts of radiation, the highest level for any human being. Doctors kept him alive via blood transfusions and stem cell grafts. He suffered 3 heart attacks but each time doctors revived him. This was all done at the request of his family.
After Challenger was torn apart, the pieces continued upward from their own momentum, reaching a peak altitude of 65,000 feet before arching back down into the water. The Challenger crew was still alive until impact with the ocean. Commanding pilot that Scob fought for any and every edge to survive.