If you think you have bad luck, then check
out these guys! These outrageously unlucky stories will hopefully cheer you up.
Henry Zeigland
In 1883, when Henry Ziegland ended the
relationship with his girlfriend, who later killed herself from the distress,
was hunted down by her vengeful brother. Henry was shot at, but the bullet just
missed, grazing his face. The brother, thinking Henry was dead, then ended his
own life straight after. Years later, Henry decided to retrieve the ‘lucky’
bullet, which had lodged itself into a tree. Deciding he would blow the tree up
using dynamite, he strapped a few sticks to the trunk, and boom! The explosion
launched the bullet straight out, into Henry’s
head, killing him instantly. Now that’s unlucky!
Roy Sullivan
Roy Sullivan (1912-1983) was a United
States park ranger, in Virginia. He holds the record for “the person struck by
lightning more recorded times than any other human being”. Between the years
1942-1977, Roy was hit by seven lightning strikes, all on different
occasions-and survived them all. All lightning strikes were confirmed by
doctors, and he even recalled that the first time he was hit by lightning was
when he was a child, however without any proof, he could not claim it. Roy
Sullivan is considered to be one of the most unlucky people to have ever lived.
Costis Mitsotakis
Costis Mitsotakis, a Spanish man living in
Sodeto, a tiny 70-household village, missed out on the opportunity of a
lifetime! Each Christmas in Spain a lottery draw called El Gordo, meaning “the
fat one” is held. Costis was the only one in the village to not purchase
tickets, and guess who won? Everyone but him. The citizens of El Gordo, mostly
poor farmers and construction workers, instantly became millionaires, sharing
the total grand prize money of $950 million- everyone but Costis.
So next time you think you’re having bad
day, think yourself lucky that you’re not one of these men!
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