2013 Darwin Award Winner

A would-be thief, James Elliot of Long Beach, California attempted a stick up. His gun failed to fire so he peered straight down the barrel and tried it again. This time it worked.

Breatharianism

You might have heard of Breatharianism? Well, Breatharianists believe that you can live off of the inhaled carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen in air alone. No food at all, ever. Verity Linn, 48, was adhering to a 21-day spiritual cleansing course in the Highlands of Scotland. This particular course involved no food and drink for seven days. She was then to continue to abstain for two more weeks with the addition of sips of water. She died from hypothermia and dehydration, aggravated by lack of food. Obviously. The founder of the cult said that Verity’s death was not due to physical need for food. Rather, it was a failure to satisfy spiritual needs brought about by a battle with her own ego. I’m not convinced.

I’ll leave it there for now peeps, tune in next time for part two.

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