Some history of the Darwin awards

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The discussion centers around the Darwin Awards, a humorous honor given to individuals who have supposedly contributed to human evolution by removing themselves from the gene pool through their own foolish actions. Participants share anecdotes of award recipients, including a man who attempted to crush a grenade for scrap metal and another who used a detonator as a party trick, resulting in severe injury. The website darwinawards.com is highlighted as a resource for exploring these stories in depth.

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Hi, guys. No time to hang around right now, but I just stumbled upon this site that could keep me occupied for days. I've heard of some Darwin recipients, but this seems to be a history of the award.
http://darwinawards.com/darwin/
 
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That's a wicked site. Like the guy that was trying to crack open a grenade for scrap metal by driving his truck over it a couple times. Or the Vietnamese guy that put an old detonator in his mouth trying to impress his friends. Blew out all his face. Crazy stuff.
 
Danger said:
Hi, guys. No time to hang around right now, but I just stumbled upon this site that could keep me occupied for days. I've heard of some Darwin recipients, but this seems to be a history of the award.
http://darwinawards.com/darwin/

Great site, it has given me some ideas, but if you are looking Evo please do not go there.
 

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