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The pathologist probably rubbed his eyes in amazement more than once when he did the autopsy. Many people strive for popularity throughout their lives, but some of them only gain popularity after death, thanks to the bizarre death and the Darwin Prize.
- Darwin Prizes have been awarded by online voting since 1993. They can be obtained for the most bizarre and irrational death or loss of the ability to make children
- The Darwin Prize was awarded, inter alia, to Poles. In 2018, two drivers got out of their cars on the S8 highway and started fighting. They both died in a collision with a truck
- Among the distinguished is also a jumper who was getting ready for the leap of life, but forgot his parachute
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Traditionally, in the calendar of unusual holidays, February 12 is World Darwin’s Day and awards named after him. This anti-trophy has been awarded online since 1993 to the person who died in the most irrational way.
«The nominees are significantly improving the gene pool by eliminating themselves from the human race, in a stupid way, of course. These are selected examples of the dangers of a lack of common sense. All human races, cultures and socio-economic groups can compete with each other »- you can read on the website of the award.
The prize patron was chosen not by accident. It is Charles Darwin who is the father of the theory of evolution. The concept is based on, among others on the observation that natural selection is the cause of species change. In practice, this means that individuals better adapted to environmental conditions have a better chance of survival and producing numerous offspring. Less well-suited individuals are doomed to failure.
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In connection with the current holiday, we would like to remind you of a few awarded deaths. Deaths that did not have to happen at all.
It was a series of bad decisions
One of the first tragedies awarded was in 1990 in Washington. A thief had the idea to rob a firearms shop. However, he did not take into account a few “minor” details. The shop was full of customers armed with guns. The perpetrator, entering the store, passed a marked police car parked at the front doorwhile the officer himself was standing at the counter sipping coffee. After entering the premises, the attacker announced a robbery and fired several shots. The officer and the seller immediately responded with fire. Other customers echoed them. The aggressor died on the spot. No one else was hurt.
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He ignored all the warnings
John Allen Chau, a self-proclaimed missionary, bribed Indian fishermen to take him to the small island of North Sentinel. There he wanted to make contact with a small tribe and “convert” them to Christianity. The Alabama American ignored the official prohibition on approaching the island. He was also uncomfortable with spears and arrows thrown in his direction, and he continued on his canoe, which was launched from the cutter. The fishermen also witnessed the failure of his “mission”. The natives tied a rope around his neck and dragged his body along the shore. They clearly rejected his gifts. The tribe did not want contact since the British occupiers in the XNUMXth century almost brought him to disappear. No wonder that despite his death, Chau’s remains remain undiscovered to this day.
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Is the pilot flying with us?
Ivan Maguire was an experienced skydiver. He had experience of jumping in various places, so he was certainly prepared for most of the possible accidents that could happen. You know what counts when doing this. You need to wait for the right weather and choose a safe place. Maguire wanted to shoot his feat, which was to jump over North Carolina from a height of about three kilometers. Unfortunately, on the unlucky day, the jumper forgot one detail. It is true that he took the camera with him, but he lacked … a parachute. He realized when it was too late. Already in flight.
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Darwin Award in Polish
Poles also have their place in the annals of the Darwin Prize. There is no need to convince anyone that many drivers behind the wheel are excessively nervous. However, the incident that happened on the S8 road near Stary Krzew was considered extremely absurd. The two drivers had an argument on the road. So they stopped on the expressway, got out of the vehicles and beat them up. Then a Belarusian truck entered them. The force of the blow threw one of them onto the green belt. The second crashed into a lorry trailer. It was only after lifting it that the body was removed. He was pronounced dead on the spot.
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