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A pilot activates his ejector seat at the last second during a rocky landing; a motorist tries to escape a forest full of falling trees; the Hindenburg, the pride of Nazi Germany, explodes in flames while flying over New Jersey in 1937.

History's Most Shocking

The Hindenburg Disaster, Pilot's Ejection Fail, When Trees Attack and Stuck in a Cave

Tony Harris analyzes shocking moments captured on camera; a woman survives being sucked into a tornado; an out-of-control elevator reveals a long history of mishaps.

Sucked Up by a Tornado, Elevators Gone Wrong, Motorcycle vs. Flood & the Indian Ocean Tsunami of '04

Many people nearly get hit by speeding trains all over the world; chaos ensues when the wheels literally come off a vehicle going full speed on a busy highway.

Avalanche vs. Snowmobile, The Real 6 Million Dollar Man Crash, When Tires Attack & Train Track Mayhem

Skydivers narrowly escape two colliding planes; a father and son are in danger as they drive through a raging wildfire; what to do and what not to do when stalked by a cougar.

Man Stalked by Cougars, When Planes Collide, Buried Alive & Terrifying Drive

A construction worker is caught out on the ledge of a burning building; a humpback whale swallows two kayakers alive; a truck driver narrowly escapes his vehicle before it gets hit by an oncoming train.

Whale Eats Kayakers, Trucks vs. Trains, Flames & Cranes & Historic Eiffel Tower Jump

Controversy erupts when a man seeking his 15 minutes of internet fame crashes his plane into the Los Padres National Forest; the moment when three giant snakes fall out of a family's roof; two cyclists barely make it out of a tunnel.

Pythons in the Ceiling, Train Tunnel Escape, Suspicious Plane Crash, & Russian Concord Crash

A leopard goes on a rampage in India; a paraglider plummets to earth and uses his skills and fast thinking to survive; a woman gets a little too close for comfort to an elephant and suffers the consequences.

Leopard on the Loose, Plummeting to Earth, Elephant Attack & Balloon Chaos

A dad leaps into action to save an animal handler from an alligator attack; two vintage military aircrafts collide at an airshow in Dallas.

Exploding Whale, Alligator Attack, Dallas Airshow Disaster & Ski Lift Mayhem

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