Acanthamoeba keratitis - a rare disease in which amoebae invade the cornea of the eye; affects up to 1 in 10,000 contact wearers worldwide. (en.wikipedia.org)

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*the 1 in 10,000 number is very high end estimate. From the study:

The estimated rate of Acanthamoeba keratitis is 1 per 250,000 people in the United States, although rates vary among studies: from 1.65-2.01 per million population up to 1 per 10,000 people who wear contact lenses.

Mount Erebus disaster - the deadliest aviation accident in Antarctica (en.wikipedia.org)

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Death of Hedviga Golik - extreme case of unattended death (en.wikipedia.org)

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Jack Ketch - 17th century public executioner famed for his botched executions (en.wikipedia.org)

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Vessel - Climbable sculpture in Hudson Yards closed in 2021 after four people died by suicide (en.wikipedia.org)

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Christina Grimmie - The Voice contestant and YouTuber killed by fan in a murder-suicide (en.wikipedia.org)

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Élan School - abusive and controversial boarding school and behavior modification program (en.wikipedia.org)

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1858 Bradford sweets poisoning - sugar adulterated with gypsum (containing arsenic) killed 20, sickened 200, and changed the laws on food adulteration. (en.wikipedia.org)

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Oskar Dirlewanger - regarded as perhaps the Nazi regime's "most extreme executioner" (en.wikipedia.org)

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Judica-Cordiglia brothers - captured recordings of doomed Soviet cosmonauts in their final moments, supposedly (en.wikipedia.org)

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Sarco pod - 3D-printed assisted suicide "sarcophagus" (en.wikipedia.org)

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Reptilian conspiracy theory - belief that shape-shifting reptilian humanoids have global influence (en.wikipedia.org)

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Viktor Bout - AKA Merchant of Death - weapons smuggler (en.wikipedia.org)

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Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines - "Radio Genocide", played a significant role in inciting the Rwandan genocide (en.wikipedia.org)

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Jadovno concentration camp - local ravines used as mass graves. Death toll still uncertain. (en.wikipedia.org)

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Gibbeting - public display of dead or dying criminals in a hanging structure (en.wikipedia.org)

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Air Florida Flight 90 - Real life example of Iron Man's "icing" problem (en.wikipedia.org)

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1593 transported soldier legend - 16th century time traveler? (en.wikipedia.org)

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Humanzee - hypothetical offspring of humans and chimps (en.wikipedia.org)

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Jenny Haniver - Modified ray or skate carcass made to look like a demon or dragon (en.wikipedia.org)

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Fiji mermaid - 19th century mythical hodgepodge first exhibited by PT Barnum (en.wikipedia.org)

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Bob Crane - Hogan's Heroes actor whose public image suffered due to the suspicious nature of his death and posthumous revelations about his personal life (en.wikipedia.org)

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2024 Lebanon pager explosions - 12 people are killed and more than 2,750 others injured by compromised pagers that simultaneously exploded (en.wikipedia.org)

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Mütter Museum - a 19th century style cabinet museum displaying medical artifacts and oddities (en.wikipedia.org)

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Travis (chimpanzee) - mauled and ate parts of his owner's friend. Wild animals are not pets. (en.wikipedia.org)

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