You're more likely to end up six feet under because of eating bad food on a plane than you are because the plane crashed. Statistically speaking, the odds of meeting your maker after an aviation accident are 1 in 11 million, compared to 1 in 3 million for food poisoning.
Just because the chances of something happening are tiny, doesn't mean it won't ever happen to you. There's actually something called Littlewood's Law. It states that a person can expect to experience events with odds of one in a million at the rate of about one per month. But more on that a little later...
Someone asked, "What is a 1 in 1,000,000 thing that happened to you that no one believes, but you swear is true?" And the 5,700 comments that followed might give fact-checkers and statisticians enough work to last for weeks.
From heart-warming encounters that could restore your faith in destiny, to more creepy incidents that deserve a spot in a Steven King novel, people are proving that life truly is full of surprises. Bored Panda has put together a list of the best responses for you to scroll through while you wait for your monthly miracle to occur.
#61
I was in New York City back in the 1980s at the 50th anniversary of King Kong and I saw the life sized Kong balloon break away from the empire State Building and fly towards Central Park. No one believes me.
15points
#62
I got punched in the back of the head by a drunk guy who was missing his hand at a concert. Yep punched with his stump.
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14points
#63
I was standing still in a forest reading an electric meter and a wild bird landed on my head. I stood very quiet and the bird stayed awhile. Then flew off to another tree.
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13points
#64
A monkey grabbed my sun glasses on the lookout on the rock of Gibralter, and we got into a tug of war with them until my glasses broke.. and the monkey went over the edge screaming.
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11points
#65
This one’s weird but I was watching tv and this compliance officer was being defensive about some of his recent actions. He talked for maybe 30 seconds of the segment but that was enough for me to call in my partner from the other room and point him out to him saying “he’s a bad person, we’re gonna hear more about him.” Not more than six months later he was arrested, he was Dennis Rader. Freaked myself out a bit.
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11points
#66
About 20 years ago, I hit the black 8 ball in from the break in pool 3 times in a row.
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8points
#67
I WON TICKETS TO A CHER CONCERT ON THE RADIO! When I went to the concert they said they didn’t have tickets for me but I SWEAR I called in and played some game where I had to name cities that started with W and they said that I won the tickets!
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4points