ENCORE! Shane needed a break, but we'll be back with a regular episode next week. In the meantime, if you need to chat or decompress, join our Discord community: MFFI DISCORD Warning: if you're not a fan of dark humor, feel free to skip this episode. We won't judge you! For our fellow twisted weirdos...enjoy.  "The Darwin Awards salute the improvement of the human genome by honoring those who accidentally remove themselves from it in a spectacular manner!"   IN THIS EPISODE: History of the Darwin Awards Wendy Northcut, opportunist Death By: Self-shooting demonstration - Clement Vallandigham Radish - Sir William Payne-Gallwey Slow car - Bridget Driscoll "Wearable" Parachute - Franz Reichelt Unbreakable-window test - Gary Hoy The North Sentinel Island natives are restless - John Allen Chau Beard sabotage- Hans Steininger Gurney mishap- Edward Juchniewicz Rattlesnake catch - Joe Buddy Caine Segway daredevil- Jim Heselden Cockfight revenge - Jose Luis Ochoa Cockroach-eating contest - Edward Archbold ...and more ~ Join the Midnight Masses! Become an Insomniac by dropping a review, adding us on social media, and contacting us with episode ideas.  And we now have Midnight Merch! Show your Insomniac pride and pick up a tee shirt or coffee mug to spread the word!  https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html  ~ CONTACT: Leave an audio message: https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/voicemail/popup/?from=https://www.podpage.com/midnight-facts-for-insomniacs/ ~ Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 ~ Email: mailto:[email protected] ~  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/     ~     ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~