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The Flying Doctor — 154 episodes

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Our Favourites: #91 Station boss Carol's helicopter hit the power line, then hit the ground

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Our Favourites: #76 Stephen Peacocke reflects on his TV role as 'flight nurse Pete'

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Our Favourites: #6 What did Leroy do to save his life, as his blood was draining out

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Our Favourites: #27 Jeff fell into a near boiling thermal mud pool in remote SA!

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Our Favourites: #64 Heat and dehydration has stopped Richard's heart 8 times...

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Our Favourites: #60 BAM! The Ambulance Hit a Roo, while Kate was in Labour...

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Our Favourites: #77 Meet the inspirational Dr Katrina Starmer

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Our Favourites: #50 A 10-year old boy was snorkelling when a shark attacked…

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Our Favourites: #47 A speeding boat full of tourists collides with a rock wall in remote WA...

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Our Favourites: #31 A skydiving lesson gone wrong changes Joe Chiver's life forever

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Our Favourites: #23 How did an experienced horse rider find herself in a life or death situation?

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Our Favourites: #9 How did David do CPR on himself to stay alive?

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Our Favourites: #5 When crocodiles attack, but no-one is around to help you..

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Our Favourites: #4 How pregnant Michelle dealt with such a life-changing injury

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#140 New Mum Lil was Bleeding Out on her Bathroom Floor

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#139 Ben Brooksby Bares All - Meet Australia's Naked Farmer!

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#138 Fergus's Fight to Survive - after Flipping his 4WD

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#137 Camille Overcame Anorexia as an Outback Teenager

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#136 Having a Ball in Broken Hill!

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#135 Remote Rescues & Red Dust Runways. Meet RFDS Pilot Dave Rogers.

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#134 No Time for Makeup. A Magical Outback Medical Memoir.

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#133 The Wild and Wonderful World of One Tree Island

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#132 Finding a Rhyme and a Reason for Every Season

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#131 Sean Survived a Shark Attack. Now he's Snowboarding for Australia

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#130 A Rare Tumour was Strangling Simon's Spine

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#129 From Boots to Scrubs - Chloe's Coo-ee to Country Girls

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#128 Bull dust, chandelier skies and a whiff of wombat

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#127 The Batman Backpack that's giving back. Jaydan's Journey.

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#126 A Beautiful Life. Sophie Smith's Legacy to her Lost Boys

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#125 How baby Indi's early arrival became 'airborne'!

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#124 Hugo Rockstar's remarkable family.

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#123 A toddler's tonic-clonic seizure caused the 'Darcy Effect'

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#122 Dawn's 20,000km journey of the heart

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#121 It takes guts to be Veronica...

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#120 Flying dentist Dr Vai is changing the face of outback oral health

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#119 How a baby brown snake flew Eddie from Uluru to Alice!

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#118 A Postmaster's pocketknife & a Doctor's outback dash to save Jimmy Darcy!

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#117 - Ryan nursed himself back from his own heart attack!

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#116 How Mick hurt his back on the Birdsville Track

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#115 A mercy flight to Townsville was baby Selene's only option!

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#114 Despite breaking his neck twice, Jaimen Hudson is living his best life

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#113 Annie got a goat stuck in her throat!

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#112 Wildflowers, frog tea and a goanna in a hangar!

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#111 A swag of snake stories to keep you safe this summer

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#110 Student nurse Laura was told she'd never walk or talk again

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#109 Why Farmer Brendan swam the English Channel…twice!

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#108 Tackling the 'highs and lows' of a toddler with T1 Diabetes

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#107 Jillaroo Katie's chicken wrangling went wildly wrong!

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#106 TJ's horse slipped from under him and they hit the dirt!

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#105 A brain scan on a plane?! Life-saving Australian Stroke Alliance research.

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#104 Greg was lucky to survive a stroke while surfing

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#103 Never mess with a Mulga! Ben's paralysing tale.

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#102 Farmer Phil vs a one tonne, charging bull!

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#101 Following in Squid’s sand tracks #oceans to outback

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#100 Buckle up! The Flying Doctor Podcast 100th episode takes off!

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#99 Leanne was struggling to breathe before she lost consciousness

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#98 Murray began bleeding out internally, after he hit the handlebars of his motorcross bike

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#97 Kelly was heavily pregnant when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour

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#96 Emma's toddler went under both wheels of the 4WD...and survived!

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#95 When the nurse becomes the patient. Ann's battle with Stage 4 breast cancer.

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#94 Judy found her grandson lying 'flat and unresponsive' in the hallway

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#93 Devoted mum and courageous cancer survivor, Julia, has put her heart inside a pocket

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#92 Young mum Paige was losing weight, eternally thirsty and feeling strange

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#91 Station boss Carol's helicopter hit the power line and hit the ground

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#90 A single dad, a sailboat, two girls and a wheel barrow

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#89 Tired, toilet, thirsty, thinner - Emma's young son ticked all the boxes for Type 1 diabetes.

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#88 Ella was 35 weeks pregnant & driving an outback truck when her waters broke!

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#87 How did Gayle lose the use of both arms in a farm-accident ?

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#86 Barry was hanging from his seat belt in the upside down ute

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#85 How do you manage a Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis in remote Australia?

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#84 How did the remote SA township of Marla come to be?

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#83 Tom collapsed onto his steering wheel and stopped breathing

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#82 Melissa's muscles melted and she was unable to walk, talk or move

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#81 Dan Hamood was opal fossicking when he fell into a mineshaft

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#80 Kate Watched As Her Husband Was Dragged to Shore

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#79 Shirley was found unconscious next to her campbed.

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#78 Australia, to the USA, to Kenya and back home again

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#77 Dr Katrina Starmer tells how she was inspired to become a Flying Doctor

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#76 Stephen Peacocke reflects on playing 'flight nurse Pete' in 'RFDS'.

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#75 Interview with renowned Australian actor and writer Ian Meadows

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#74 The song was a gift to her children, in case they lose her

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#73 A toddler wasn't breathing well and was shades of white and blue.

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#71 Philip Chalker and his seeing-eye dog Sally chat with the Flying Doctor podcast

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#72 How did Steve survive a severe stroke while driving on a remote road?

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#70 How Sarah's stomach ache almost took her life.

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#69 Emma's son was sleeping when a snake attempted to eat him

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#68 What is the life of a flight nurse actually like?

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#67 Greg and his helicopter were a crumpled mess at the bottom of the gorge

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#66 Plane on the highway, dress shopping, and passing on words of wisdom

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#65 Jon Readhead, Jigalong and the Flying Doctor

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#64 Heat and dehydration has stopped Richard's heart 8 times...

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#63 Family holiday plans changed quickly when 7-year-old Mia stumbled by the campfire...

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#62 It was too late to get to hospital, and the baby was in breech

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#61 Sarah had a double-lung transplant, while her husband and daughter waited anxiously...

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#60 BAM! The ambulance hit a roo. Kate, in labour, held her breath...

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#59 Glen's dad fell 4-stories and his life changed immediately...

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#58 How did Mack keep himself alive, under a rolled-car, in remote Western Australia?

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#57 Helping the governesses that care for station kids

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#56 Respect, love and celebration for those we love in their last days

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#55 Allan has seen and done it all — Cattle station man, born and bred

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#54 What happened when a drunk 15 year old got behind the wheel?

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#53 Richard's rally car rolled, flipped into a tree and plunged 30 metres...

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#52 Richard Kinnon is proof they breed 'em tough in the bush.

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#51 When a Picturesque Hike Turns Out to be Not-So-Pretty

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#50 A 10-year old boy was snorkelling when a shark attacked…

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#49 Even the seasoned riders can sometimes get it wrong...

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#48 A jackaroo is hemorrhaging in remote NT and his mates have to get him to hospital

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#47 A speeding boat full of tourists collides with a rock wall in remote WA...

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#46 'Billy-the-kid-ney' changes Danni's life

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#45 Angels in the Outback - Revisiting the incredible story of Peter Nunn

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#44 How was 5-year-old Jack saved after being bitten by a snake?

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#43 A highly distressed child was pulling her hair out at night...

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#42 How did baby Jenson survive being born 4 months too early?

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#41 How did they discover and save Peter, when he suffered a crippling stroke?

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#40 Flight nurse Brendan Devlin has seen it all over his 30-year career

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#39 How do you land an RFDS plane in the dark in the Outback?

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#38 A ute rolls on a remote dirt road in South Australia

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#37 How does Paul survive a horrible mountain bike accident in remote WA?

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#36 A beloved daughter disturbs an intruder and is shot at point-blank range

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#35 How does a young pregnant mum in remote SA battle cancer?

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#34 Courage is served in large quantities at Gilberton Station - ask Prince Charles

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#33 A snake in the bed, behind the heater and under the slippery dip

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#31 A skydiving lesson gone wrong changes Joe Chiver's life forever

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#32 How did hypothermia save John Muir's life?

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#30 Why did 9 year old Jake collapse at the tail end of a soccer game and stop breathing?

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#29 What does a train driver, an earth-shattering headache and a bicycle have in common?

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#28 What is the legend of The Motorcycle Pudding?

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#27 When you fall into a near boiling thermal mud pool in remote South Australia

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#26 When Chad was pulled from the pool with no pulse, how was he saved?

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#25 Young mother, dialysis, and the search for a kidney

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#24 How did passengers save the life of Patrick on a commercial flight?

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#23 How did an experienced horse rider find herself in a life or death situation?

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#22 Why is your mental approach to cancer so key when it comes to health outcomes and quality of life?

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#21 What does the Archibald, Running of the Bulls & The Flying Doctor have in common?

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#20 How did Andrew Conlon survive being swallowed by the earth?

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#19 What happens when a baby is born mid flight?

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#18 What does Amber do when her young son suffers a severe motorbike?

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#17 Why is Sam Hughes driving a 1957 tractor around Australia?

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#16 Did John Tully survive when his plane hit power lines?

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#15 How does a city Doctor make it in the bush?

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#14 How could Rob survive this helicopter crash?

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#13 How The Flying Doctor started, and a priest at a dog fight

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#12 How Trent the baker almost lost his arm.

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#11 How did baby Calvary scare her parents before she was even born?

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#10 How a COVID front-line health worker coped in a hotspot?

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#9 How did David do CPR on himself to stay alive?

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#8 How do we help the elderly in their very last days with their final wish?

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#6 What did Leroy do to save his life, as his blood was draining out?

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#5 When crocodiles attack, but no-one is around to help you..

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#4 How pregnant Michelle dealt with such a life-changing injury?

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#3 How did Michael survive burns to more than 60% of his body?

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#1 How did Peter Nunn survive two accidents he shouldn’t have ?

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#2 How can something the size of a fingernail be so deadly?

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