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The Darwin Awards

by Wendy Northcutt

Cover of The Darwin Awards
Popularity 24

A satirical "award" celebrating the worst examples of human intelligence features stories about the man who used a cigarette lighter to check his gas level, the terrorist who opened his own letter bomb, and other stories of human idocy.

EtnografiHumorFolkemindeforskningAnecdotesAccident victimsStupidityNonfictionFolkloreViolent deathsHumor (Nonfiction)Humor, generalWit and humor