The Odds? Never Tell Me The Odds (15 Pics)

I think most of us have had at least one “what are the odds?” moment in our lives. Fate? Happenstance? Serendipity? Just dumb luck? Whatever it is, it feels magical. I don’t want to hear about the odds. I want to believe in magic. Enjoy this collection of strange, bizarre, and potentially improbable events!


1. Dang…

2. Soldier survives after 15,000 ft fall as parachute fails to open correctly.

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3. Mission failed successfully.

4. Nothin’ but net on this gutter ball.

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5. Found this at my grandparents’ house.

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6. So close.

7. I took a timelapse of my flight and caught the plane getting struck by lightning.

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8. I tried to swat a fly using some paper in a plastic envelope. One lucky swing and I somehow caught the fly – alive – INSIDE the envelope.

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9. Lunch is over.

10. Meet the Jim twins. Two identical twins separated and adopted to different families at birth. Both were named James, married and divorced women named Linda, remarried women named Betty, and each had a dog named Toy. They even both named their sons James Allan. They reunited at age 39.

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11. Trilobite fossilized while in the process of molting or shedding its exoskeleton.

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12. I tried swatting this fly and thought I missed it.

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13. Superb owl timing.

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14. I wonder what kind of bait he was using to catch that beauty.

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15. I took this picture of the ocean the exact second my phone died.

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Mike Primavera

Mike Primavera is a Chicago-based comedy writer even though he doesn't HAVE to work. He lives comfortably off of his family's pasta fortune. Follow him on all social media at @primawesome