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Martin Pistorius, conscious yet immobile, chronicled his 12-year ordeal.

At age 12, Martin Pistorius fell into a mysterious coma, leaving him fully conscious but unable to move or speak for 12 years. Doctors believed he was in a vegetative state, but he eventually regained communication abilities and authored a book about his experience.

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Japanese man discovers he was switched at birth; lives poor.

In 2012, a 60-year-old Japanese truck driver learned he had been switched at birth in 1953 at San Ikukai Hospital in Tokyo. His biological parents belonged to a wealthy family, while the infant who took his place eventually became the head of a real estate company.

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Man finds comics worth $3.5M, including Batman’s debut.

In 2012, while cleaning out his late great-aunt’s home, a man discovered 345 well-preserved comic books in a closet. The collection included Detective Comics No. 27 (Batman’s first appearance), Action Comics No. 1 (Superman’s debut), and Batman No. 1. Altogether, the collection sold for $3.5 million.

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Australian man lives 105 days with titanium artificial heart.

In November 2024, an Australian man with heart failure became the first person to leave the hospital with a fully implanted artificial heart. He lived with the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart, made of titanium, for 105 days before receiving a donor heart transplant in March 2025. The device uses magnetic levitation to replicate natural blood flow, marking a significant advancement in treating end-stage heart failure.

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2008: Student dies from pasta contaminated with Bacillus cereus bacteria.

In 2008, a 20-year-old Belgian student died after consuming spaghetti left unrefrigerated for five days. The cause was Bacillus cereus, a bacterium associated with “Fried Rice Syndrome”, which produces toxins in starchy foods left at room temperature.

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Man overboard after cruise contest survives 20 hours, jellyfish stings.

In 2022, after winning a free drink in an air-guitar contest on a cruise, James Michael Grimes woke up overboard in the Gulf of Mexico. He treaded water for nearly 20 hours, enduring jellyfish stings and a sea creature encounter before rescue.