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* Hockey player Gordie Howe was said to get a goal, an assist, and a fight in every game. He continued playing in the NHL into his fifties, even through its notoriously violent era, long enough to play with his grown sons. After his retirement, he even suited up for a charity game in the minors, whereupon a local radio DJ offered a large cash prize to any player on the opposing team who fought Howe, by then in his seventies. No-one was stupid enough to take up the offer.

* In a similar vein, Toronto Maple Leaf Bobby Baun scored the game winning goal of game six of the 1963-1964 Stanley Cup finals after sustaining a broken ankle earlier in the game.

* Jake Brown, 2007 X Games skateboard contender, lost control of his board and fell 45 feet to the deck below (clip is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q3PNj3tRW4 here]). After a dazed few minutes, he ''got up'' and was able to walk out under his own power.

* George Chuvalo, a former heavyweight boxer, was known to have one of the toughest chins in history. He faced some of the most devastating punchers in history and was never knocked down as a professional in 93 fights (his two technical knockout losses came when the referee stopped the fights). In fact in his fight against George Foreman (a man whose punch normally [[Megaton Punch|sends mere mortals to the moon]]), Chuvalo complained to the referee after the fight was stopped.

* Everyone from the following ''[[Cracked.com]]'' articles: [http://www.cracked.com/article_17573_7-fatal-injuries-that-people-somehow-survived.html 7 Fatal Injuries That People Somehow Survived] and [http://www.cracked.com/article_16497_7-people-who-cheated-death-then-kicked-it-in-balls.html 7 People Who Cheated Death, Then Kicked It in the Balls].

* A couple of years ago in California, a man emptied his revolver into his lawyer at point blank range in front of the courthouse. Not only did the lawyer not die, but he was even able to casually walk away when the gunman ran out of ammo. The tail end of the incident was caught on video and circulated around on the internet. The lawyer was not wearing armor and he was indeed hit several times (including being shot through the neck), but you wouldn't know it from the way he seems to shrug it off in the video.

* This is a common trait of Wombats, which is probably the tank of [[Australian Wildlife|Australia]]. It is one of the few animals where you are advised to swerve to avoid because hitting one will generally wreck the car.

* Similarly, Moose. If you're driving anything smaller than a loaded transport truck in the Canadian Shield and hit a moose, it will walk away. You will need a new car. (They've been known to walk away from collisions with transport trucks too, but less often).