Fate is defined as the development of events beyond a personโs control. So, this series focuses on strange disappearances, solved and unsolved mysteries, and any other fates that are bizarre, unlucky, or horrible.
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References/Further Reading
[1] https://www.lastwordonnothing.com/2017/01/18/the-telltale-liver/
[2] https://thoughtcatalog.com/emily-madriga/2021/08/25-creepy-true-stories-from-reddit/
[3] https://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/sciencecommunication/2016/10/04/eating-these-animals-just-might-kill-you/#:~:text=The%20Eskimos%20have%20long%20been,bone%20damage%20and%20even%20death.
[4] https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/we-alaskans/2017/02/05/the-perils-of-eating-polar-bear/
[5] https://archive.org/details/descriptionotrue00veerrich/page/n17/mode/2up
[6]https://web.archive.org/web/20081221180046/https://geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/Nyos.html
[7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Nyos_disaster
[8] https://www.massey.ac.nz/~trauma/issues/2011-1/fomine.htm
[9]https://web.archive.org/web/20091021085733/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,962228-1,00.html
[10] https://eos.org/science-updates/cameroons-lake-nyos-gas-burst-30-years-later
[11] https://people.com/archive/too-tough-to-die-vol-37-no-4/
[12] https://historyandotherthingsweb.wordpress.com/2017/12/08/john-thompson/
[13] https://www.startribune.com/john-thompson-survived-his-farm-accident-30-years-ago-surviving-his-fame-has-proven-harder/600177362/
[14] https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-01-21-9201060857-story.html
[15] https://www.agweek.com/business/whatever-happened-to-john-thompson-the-nd-farm-kid-who-had-his-arms-ripped-off-in-a-1992-farm-accident
[16] https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2012/02/20/farm-accident-victim-john-thompson/63280142007/
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Correction – The term "Eskimo" is no longer the preferred term for the Indigenous people of the circumpolar region. Thanks, Todd B., for the info and gentle correction in the comments.
Awesome video, good to see you're back to focusing on smaller incidents and fates again. Glad I decided to watch this one eventually after all!
So basically in this 2nd story…. the Earth burped and killed everyone……. hehe nice.
Wait a tick..
Did you say "thankfully that was not the case" when speaking on the polar bear liver NOT Killing the SKINLESS men?
I remember watching a documentary about John many many years ago. I remember he had more than a dozen lines of scars going through his bicep area, but he was lifting a small dumbell for the interview to show them that not only are his arms mobile, he is even capable on working on regaining strength.
Very glad John was a singer! Itโs a weird thing to worry about (compared to, like, his well-being) but it would have been very heartbreaking if heโd planned to go to school for any other instrument, only to lose that ability entirely.
1:04 I already know where this going.
I won't spoil it, but basically, i think it's vitamin A poisoning.
I haven't herd about this in several years.
So, Lake Nyos has a few other details:
Firstly, there was thought to be a landslide of sorts that collided with the lake that caused the MAJOR disturbance. I don't know if that was ruled out, but every report and story of the incident I have seen/heard prior to this mentions it.
Determining the cause of the incident was actually a massive ordeal, and a bit of a mess. Locals had quickly become taken in by conspiracy theories and thought that the incident was caused by Americans testing a new weapon in the area. So, when scientists wanted to go in and determine the cause of the incident, many saw this as confirmation of the conspiracy. It took a bit of doing to get scientists into the area to determine the real culprit.
Local lore to the area spoke of the the lake essentially taking peoples lives on a whim, and that the elders only settled on high land in order to avoid its wrath. This is now thought to be a scenario where older generations of humans actually experienced the same event, but noticed that people living in higher areas were spared. Hence they created a folk-lore about it in order to warn each other of the danger. This folktale was so old, and with no modern evidence to back it, that many likely eventually dismissed it as just a scary story. This is not any kind of implication, just an interesting bit. Those people had no way of knowing the ACTUAL danger the lake posed, and haunted landmarks are so common, it's hard to take them seriously without further context to back a spooky story.
Jesus Christ that chain of phone calls gave me anxiety. DIAL 911 not everyone in the family!!!
So sad that pepole are born romanian๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ
Truly hope they can live as humans (leave romania)
This was a fascinating collection of stories. I was familiar with a couple of them, and compared to other things on YT, these were told respectfully, with no sensationalism or needlessly graphic descriptions. That young man is an amazing person, I hope the rest of his life is blessed! Thank you for sharing this.
That last story hits close to home, having grown up on a farm working with that same sort of equipment…. Absolutely horrifying to think about!
John's story is amazing. He's included in an episode of I Survived, talking about his experience. It's crazy to hear what people can make it through.
None of this is as scary as a guy marrying a single mother in this day!
There are Indigenous people that will not eat canine liver. Perhaps for the same reasons as the polar bear situation. It amazes me all the experimentation that happened for us to find what is edible.
Why didn't John just dial 911 ???
John seems like a super cool dude. I hope he has a rad life from here on out.
Great video, however the word "eskimo" is considered offensive. Use inuit/inuk instead.
There's nothing easy about reattaching arms.
I loved your story and will be anxious too enjoy the next! Love Lynn from South Ga
I'm struggling to understand why people call relatives or friends first rather than the emergency services?
That Last Story Reminded Me Of My Grandfather…My Grandfather Was In A Rototiller Accident In The 90's…The Rototiller Got Away From Him And As He Went To Grab It…The Dam Thing Bucked And Started To Run Him Over…It Caught His Right Leg And My Grandfather Had To Use The Steel Toe Work Boot On His Left Foot To Kick And Jam The Teeth Of The Rototiller So That It Wouldn't Fully Run Him Down…My Uncle Managed To Hear What Was Happening And Ran Over To Turn The Dam Machine Off And Get Help For Him…After The Accident My Grandfather Had A Hole In His Right Thigh That Never Fully Healed Or Closed And He Walked With A Permanent Heavy Limp For The Remaining 30 Years Of His Life Because Of It…And Since Then Me And My Family Joked That We All Inherited T.M.C.B. DNA From My Granddad (It Stands For Tough, Mean, Cherokee, Bastard)
Sorry, Mate!
I made it to the poor guy who had to use his sticking-out bone to open a door and I almost collapsed.
Thatโs really awful.
Poor guy.
Sorry I could not finish the video. Maybe later!
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Story 1: How did those people survive without skin?
Story 2: How did Joseph's neighbor knock on his door if he was dead? Did he die afterwards or did Joseph just hallucinate?
@Scary Interesting Dude, no. The Lake Nyos disaster was triggered by a landslide that traveled all the way down through the layers of gases in the lake and destabilized them, causing them to explode outward. It's called lake overturn and it's covered well in the BBC documentary Killer Lakes which you can find on You Tube. Also, the guy didn't have cuts but pressure sores caused by carbon dioxide which reduces circulation to the skin that was then exacerbated by him laying on the ground when he was unconscious.
I can ear joe rogan's bears noise!!๐คฃ
So the liver became the die-er.
Hi, im not sure if you know but we do not refer to the inuit peoples as esk*mo anymore, it is a racial slur that means "snow eater". If possible, please bleep out the word and add text that says inuit instead. Sincerely, fan from ๐จ๐ฆ
I lost a teen aged neighbor many years ago. He was stomping down feed in a gravity box with an auger. His whole body slipped into the auger.
John is a true legend, incredible he survived.