Hometown Zip Code, T-Shirt, Race Number, Finishing Time - All 33607
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The odds of being attacked and killed by a shark are 1 in 3,748,067 (0.000026 percent). You are 47 times more likely to be killed by lightening. But beware of those cows lol
Believe it or not, this once in a lifetime shot of an elephant’s spray perfectly creating another elephant’s face in the air for these lucky onlookers is stunning.
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The Kentucky Derby field has been limited to 20 starters since 1975. The year before, in 1974, a record 23 horses contested the 100 TH anniversary of the Derby. So, there has been only one Kentucky Derby with more than 20 horses running, which was in 1974. The rare occurrence of finishing 21 ST in the Kentucky Derby - Bold Clarion. 22ND - Lexico. 23 RD - Flip Sal.
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It is difficult to estimate the odds of a cat surviving the sinking of three battleships, as this is an extremely rare occurrence. However, it is safe to say that Sam was a very lucky cat! 
The first ship he survived was the Bismarck , which was sunk by the British Royal Navy in May 1941. Sam was then transferred to the HMS Cossack , which was torpedoed by a German U-boat in October 1941. Sam was one of the few survivors of the attack and was rescued by the crew of the HMS Legion 1. The final ship Sam survived was the HMS Ark Royal , which was torpedoed by a German U-boat in November 1941. Sam was once again rescued by the crew of the HMS Legion 1.
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Thanks @southwestmba , great story we may all know but need to be reminded at times. Very low probability. Wonder where the saying originated from of a cat has 9 Lives? They are very smart when it comes to survival for sure!!!
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People living to the age of 100 or older, referred to as centenarians, make up less than one percent of the U.S. population.
Having both of your parents living to 100 is a very rare occurrence.
Husband and wife reach 100th birthdays within two weeks of each other | kare11.com
It takes a few seconds extra for the link to load but worth it. ^
Ironic that this particular couple reaching 100 didn’t have any kids.
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Probably why they made it to 100 
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Here’s a couple that both lived to 100 with kids this time.
Bob Hope 100 and Dolores Hope 102
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According to Golf Digest, there have been five holes-in-one on par 5s 1. The first known condor (a hole in one on a par 5) was by Larry Bruce in 1962, who cut the corner on the sharp dogleg 480-yard fifth hole at Hope C.C. in Arkansas 12. Only four condors have been recorded in PGA history 2. Generally, the only way to accomplish a condor is to massively “cut off” a “dogleg” par-5 golf hole for a hole-in-one 2
And all this time in my love of golf, I was proud I had 6 Hole-in-ones but all on par threes and cant play anymore unfortunately. But all records are meant to be broken and gl to all golfer’s out there!!
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- Ann Hodges: The most well-known case is that of Ann Hodges, a woman from Sylacauga, Alabama. On November 30, 1954, a nine-pound meteorite crashed through her ceiling, bounced off a radio, and hit her in the thigh, leaving a deep bruise1. This incident catapulted her into fame and led to a major legal dispute over the ownership of the meteorite1.
- An incident in 1888: Researchers found records of a man being killed by a falling meteorite in Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq on August 22, 18882. This incident was discovered in the archives of the Republic of Turkey and is considered the first recorded human death due to a meteorite2.
However, it’s important to note that these events are extremely rare. One scientist estimated the lifetime odds of dying from a meteorite, asteroid, or comet impact to be 1 in 1,600,0003
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I read the whole thread, talk about brain food, thanks for posting this stuff!
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1 in 112 million - getting killed by a vending machine
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Vending machines being rocked or tilted have been known to cause serious injury and death when the heavy machines fall over.
Users may rock machines in order to obtain free products, release stuck products, or obtain change.[2] The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission found in a 1995 study that at least 37 deaths and 113 injuries had occurred due to falling vending machines from 1978 to 1995.[1][3] This resulted in a voluntary campaign from vending machine manufacturers to warn that rocking or tilting the machines could cause serious injury or death, including placing warning labels on all machines.[3][4][5] The U.S. military started putting warning labels on machines in the late 1980s after a number of incidents on military installations.[6]
The vast majority of injuries and deaths have happened to men.[7][8][9]
The argument that death by a vending machine is more likely to occur than something like winning the Powerball lottery, has drawn more attention to these unusual deaths.[10] One 2012 report states that the odds of winning Powerball are 1 in 175 million, versus 1 in 112 million of getting killed by a vending machine.[11] A similar comparison is often drawn to emphasize the rare occurrence of lethal shark attacks.[12] The deaths have also at times been associated with “Darwin Awards”.[13]
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Can you imagine being 100 years old and still working.
Still married to your once super model wife.
Going to work that day and having a vending machine fall on you but survive it.
Go outside for a breather thanking God you’ve survived and get struck by lightening for the seventh
time.
Survive that and wearing your burnt hat home.
Then being greeted by your wife asking, " How was your day? "
Responding, " Just a normal day at the office honey "
Then sitting at the dinner table eating a two-tone lobster and a meteorite slams through your roof,
bounces around the room like
a pinball, until crashing through the picture window and bounces across the street where the golf
course happens to be located.
It rolls toward the 17 green and lands an inch away from the hole.
An earthquake then shakes the ground enough to make it a hole in one.
The final scene of the movie would be when the earthquake stops, then
play resumes and a golf ball gets struck by lightening.
Sounds like a potential movie script.
You think they would buy it?
Maybe a catchy title like…
That’s the ticket!
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Starring role Buster Keaton - He’d be a natural with the hat
Julie Newmar - Great choice for a supporting role
Odds of both of them getting together to make this movie: 0
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I had 8 holes in one–awww at put put lol:)…I can not play anymore because of darn back issues-hardest sport i EVER played and i played them all. I could hit a ball a mile, but NEVER straight:)
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On September 12, 1995, in Vienna, Austria, the Harlem Globetrotters tip off the third game of an 11-game exhibition series in Europe against a team of retired basketball stars led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, aptly named “Kareem’s All-Stars.” Unlike the previous 8,829 games, the Globetrotters lose, 91-85—the team’s first loss since 1971. The Globetrotters’ games are usually scripted, but this game is not.
The team was known as “Kareem’s All-Stars” and it featured stars like Cedric “Cornbread” Maxwell, Artis Gilmore, Jo-Jo White, and Nate “Tiny” Archibald.
Jabbar was 48 years old at the time, and he’d been out of the NBA for six years, but he was still Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Kareem scored 34 points in the game as he led his All-Stars to a 91-85 victory.
The loss truly came as a shock to the Globetrotters players. This is especially true for player Reggie “Regulator” Phillips, who was with the team for around 300 games:
“The guys are really upset,” Phillips said after the game. “After being part of the team for over 300 straight wins, it is a strange feeling to lose a game.”
The Globetrotters would come back and beat Kareem’s All-Stars in their next game as they’d get back to their winning ways. But for one game, after 8,829 consecutive games, the Harlem Globetrotters were humbled by an NBA legend and his team of All-Stars.
