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2000 Darwin Awards

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Honoring Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, Darwin Awards commemorate those who improve our gene pool--by removing themselves from it in the most spectacular way possible.

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2000 Darwin Award Winner
Confirmed True by Darwin

(5 June 2000, Texas) A 26-year-old man in Parker County drowned when he was swept away by high water as he walked across a spillway, trying to convince his wife it was safe to drive across. Instead, he just convinced her that he was all washed up.

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Submitted by: Michael Ochs
Reference: Direct quote, DALLAS AP:
"Heavy rains spur flash flooding in Texas"

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