18 min The Man Lightning Kept Finding
For decades, Roy Sullivan survived things that should have killed him. His story became one of the most improbable of the twentieth century.
Theme
True stories
Improbable facts, survivors and episodes that feel like fiction — but aren't.
18 min 
12 min For a Time, Ericeira Had a King
The true story of Mateus Álvares, the hermit who, for a time, was proclaimed king of Ericeira.
5 min An 89-Year-Old Woman Was Declared Dead Before Takeoff
But passengers say she was already dead when she boarded
12 min The Only Survivor of LANSA Flight 508
The true story of Juliane Koepcke, the 17-year-old who was the only survivor of LANSA Flight 508.
7 min It Took Off. And Nobody Understood Why.
For more than an hour, he spoke calmly with the tower… while flying a plane that should never have been in the air
14 min Tsutomu Yamaguchi
The true story of Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the only man officially recognized as a survivor of both atomic bombs.
10 min A 61-Year-Old Shepherd Showed Up at an 875 km Ultramarathon
And nobody understood what he was doing.
4 min For 14 Minutes, This Man Was Dead
What happened next is hard to believe.