31 year old Christian Lehman suffered severe injuries requiring 17 emergency surgeries. He needed 200 metal plates and screws to hold his ribs and shoulder blades in place and received 80 pints of blood - after falling asleep in a dumpster on garbage day.

"Crushed to the size of a cardboard box.." picked by equinox 5 months ago

“I was near my tractor, and heard guys shouting: ‘look, there are flying balls!’ They were big balls, and they had sparks falling off them – yellow, red, and green,” Bychkov said.

*Big flying balls!!* picked by kakana 7 months ago

A woman who worked for the United Nations died Sunday after falling from the 19th floor of the U.N.'s Secretariat Building, authorities said. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

'My partner poured the peppers into a pan and was startled to find a clump of mouse fur and intestines falling out of the bag,' said the 37-year-old. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

A spate of accidents in the past two years has led to speculation that something is amiss, something which seems to be making planes fall out of the sky. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

The unidentified falling object was first seen at about 8:40 p.m. by people on Normandy Beach in Ocean County, and was also spotted as far away as Fire Island and South Carolina, officials said. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

A pair of pants may help determine if elderly individuals have a high risk of slipping and falling by sensing fluctuations in their walking gait. picked by mutil8or 1 year ago

Police were investigating the death of a Queens baby who perished Monday when he fell headfirst into a mop bucket at his baby-sitter's house. picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago

Got milk? picked by kxmk 2 years ago

A few years ago, a number of brave intelligent men and women from the land of JaxWorth set out for the shores of Nova Roma. This was the New World discovered in the 15th century by Roman sailors traveling across the Pacific in search of a route to trade with India. Basically it was a shared-world created by Donteatpoop, Icepigs, and others. They imagined a world where Rome never fell and went o... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The Internet is booming with more users getting online everyday, but if experts on the subject of capacity vs. user base are to be believed it will all start falling apart next year. First we’ll see brownouts where you will lose your connection for several minutes and then everyone’s connection speed will be slowed to a snail’s pace by 2012. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

Bumbo child seats are being recalled due to a risk of children falling, including some that resulted in serious injuries.

Darn it, I JUST gave one of these things to my SIL! picked by Maven 2 years ago

No, the Co-Robot isn't a one-trick pony; besides walking, it can also dance and somersault which Technabob could only translate as "stumbling, thrashing and falling down." picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

The truth is your body can take a lot of abuse, and we've all heard amazing stories of people living through hacked off limbs, extreme temperatures and even falling out of airplanes. So how much punishment can the human body take? Well, under certain circumstances you can apparently survive... picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

The company boasts on its Web site about its rosy prospects for new federal business. But at the same time, it has closed up shop in the hurricane zone and is ignoring customers there who say that their homes are falling apart after Call Henry repaired or rebuilt them. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Remember that prank where you dig a hole and cover the top and watch people fall? Well, the diggings been done now all you have to do is watch. picked by camro77 3 years ago

The 91st-richest man in the United States, a roofing company billionaire, has died after falling through his home garage's roof, local authorities said Friday. picked by ashlesdc 2 years ago

A drunk French teenager narrowly escaped death on Sunday after falling asleep on a railway track and slumbering undisturbed as a high-speed train roared over him. picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

The mystery about the origin of a 16-inch, unidentified falling object that fell from the sky Monday and sliced “like butter” through the hood of a parked vehicle deepened Tuesday, after an official with the Federal Aviation Administration announced that whatever it is, it’s not a piece of aircraft. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

On TVNewser, Alissa Krinsky breaks the news that Gwen Ifill broke her ankle Monday night falling down the stairs in her home while carrying "research related to her moderating duties at Thursday's Vice Presidential debate in St. Louis."

Related to THIS story I posted earlier. picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago