The internet is full of wild stories and pictures of people getting insanely lucky.
From dodging disasters by a hair to finding random fortunes, these lucky moments make you think anything’s possible. It’s always fun to scroll and get a dose of those unbelievable luck stories.
1. “My Friend Just Got This Once-In-A-Lifetime Picture”
2. “My Mother Found My Cat Online After A Whole Year Of Being Lost”
3. “I Pointed My Telescope At The Phoenix Nebula For Almost 12 Hours To Capture This. I Really Got Lucky”
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5. “I Found The Ultra Rare Physoplexis Comosa”
6. “I Saw This Extremely Rare Rainbow Cloud”
7. “Insanely Well-Timed Picture”
8. “I’m A Woodturner And Found A Lovely Bowl In A Vintage Store Made By The Guy Who Inspired Me As A Kid. I Felt The Bowl Was Very Familiar, So I Flipped Through The Book And Found This”
9. “A Reciprocating Saw Fell Off A Tool Bag And Landed On My Neck. Literally Less Than 1 Mm From Being A Quadriplegic Or Dead”
10. “Close Call”
11. “I Stumbled Upon These Heavy Crystal Cats At An Antique Store For $19 Each. Turns Out, They’re Lalique French Crystals Worth Around $3000 A Pair. Not Bad For A $40 Find!”
12. “Picture Fell Off The Wall But Never Hit The Ground. Luckily, The Painting Wasn’t Damaged”
13. “We Were Seconds Away From Losing Our Home To The California Fire. Thank You To All The Firefighters Who Saved Our Community”
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15. “A Nice Person Found My Phone After I Left It In The Metro Train And Took Pictures Before Giving It To The Train Staff”
16. “Reminder To Always Wear A Helmet If You Want To Be Lucky Like Me”
17. “The Bible That Saved My Great-Great-Grandfather In World War 1”
18. “I Flipped A Kayak In Sea Cave And Lost A Go-Pro Style Camera. 2.5 Years Later, I Got An Email Saying That It Had Been Found And The Footage Was Intact”
19. “The Daughter Of My Nephew Last Night Was In The Right Place At The Right Time. It Was An Amazing Concert”
20. “Dropping A Plate While Doing The Dishes”
21. “The Soldier Received His Mounted Helmet, Which Took A 7.62 Round At 20 Feet While Wearing It. He Wouldn’t Have Survived That Impact Had He Not Been Wearing That Helmet”
22. “My Mom Lost A Very Special Earring Overseas While Visiting Relatives Two Months Ago. We Searched For Days When It Went Missing. Today We Found It”
23. “My Partner And I Survived This Car Crash 2 Days Ago. We’re Very Lucky”
24. “During A Storm, A Split Tree Fell On Either Side Of A Car. Both Trunks Reached Across The Street But Didn’t Damage A Car”
25. “Today, I Found A 94-Year-Old Dollar On The Ground”
26. “I Poured This Glass Of Wine Before Noticing A Chunk Of The Stem Was Missing. Not Sure How It’s Still Standing, But Thankfully It Didn’t Spill”
27. “Reminder To Always Be Alert To Your Surroundings. Solo Driver SB280 Was Lucky Enough To Escape With Only A Scratch”
28. “After I Posted My Painting Of Bad Luck Brian, Mr. Bad Luck Himself Contacted Me To Purchase It. I’m Feeling Blessed”
29. “Nearly Lost My Toes On An Escalator. Thank God I’m Okay”
30. “Somebody Mailed My Lost Wallet Back, And They Even Left The Cash Inside. I Left 70$ Cash In Here, They Didn’t Take Any Cards Out. I’m Just Speechless. No Note, Just Some Basic Packaging”
31. “Found A Sword Hiking Near An Old Clearcut. British Columbia, South Coast”
32. “Yesterday, On Our 4th Grade Field Trip To A Local State Park, My Students Found Actual Hidden Treasure”
33. “This 10 Kg (22 Lbs) Chocolate Bar I Won From A Competition Is An Absolute Unit”
34. “I Happened To Be At A Garden When The Botanical Gardens Of St. Louis Corpse Flower Bloomed”
When he's not doomscrolling Twitter or writing for Pleated-Jeans, Nate Armbruster writes jokes—and then tells them on stage as a stand-up comedian, where he can watch audiences (hopefully) laugh in real-time.