futility closet High school student Juliane Koepcke survived a two-mile fall into the Peruvian rain forest Futility Closet
futility closet In 1889 an African lion escaped into the sewers of Birmingham, England Futility Closet
futility closet In 1629, Dutch castaways on a tiny island faced a desperately murderous leader Futility Closet
futility closet In the Philippines, one Japanese holdout fought World War II until 1974 Futility Closet
futility closet In 1826 a giraffe traveled 4,000 miles to be presented to the king of France Futility Closet
futility closet A prisoner in solitary confinement was the only survivor of the worst volcanic disaster of the 20th century Futility Closet
futility closet English teenager Edward Jones broke repeatedly into Buckingham Palace in the 1830s. Futility Closet
futility closet How a Spanish chicken farmer became the greatest double agent of World War II Futility Closet
futility closet Con man Gregor MacGregor sent shiploads of emigrants to a place that didn't exist Futility Closet
futility closet Meet the North Pond hermit, who lived alone in the Maine woods for 27 years Futility Closet
futility closet In 1913, Joe Knowles set out to spend two months naked and alone in the Maine woods Futility Closet
futility closet A young Marine in WWII set out to capture Japanese soldiers by convincing them to surrender Futility Closet