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  • Potato danger: you want collision with that? (Freak insurance claims)

    02/06/2006 11:16:15 AM PST · by sully777 · 31 replies · 1,000+ views
    Reuters ^ | Mon Feb 6, 2006 12:06 PM ET
    LONDON (Reuters) - Frozen squirrels, angry wasps and obstructive potatoes were among some of the reasons given by motorists to support their insurance claims, Norwich Union said Monday. Freak incidents involving animals top the list when it comes to bizarre claims, closely followed by those involving food. The squirrel motorist said the frozen animal had fallen out of a tree and crashed through the windshield while another driver blamed a wasp sting on the leg for a sudden surge in acceleration and a bump with the car in front. One driver even blamed a potato stuck behind the brake pedal...
  • Man gets nailed

    12/10/2004 2:39:38 PM PST · by Imaverygooddriver · 64 replies · 2,357+ views
    yahoo.com ^ | 12/10/04 | imaverygooddriver
      This X-ray picture shows a 5-centimeter nail stuck in an unidentified South Korean patient's skull Thursday, Dec. 2, 2004. According to a Seoul hospital, doctors found the nail after the man came to the hospital, complaining about a severe headache. They speculate that the nail stuck in the man's head four years ago in an accident but the man didn't know about it. The nail was removed in a surgery last Saturday. (AP Photo/Yonhap).