A British Soldier who fought in both world wars had to tear off his own fingers because...

In the first world war he lost an eye and a hand in fierce fighting. He was shot and wounded eight times. In his whole life he was shot in the face, head, ankle, leg, hip and ear. He lost his left hand after being hit by shrapnel. This British soldier fought in both world wars. He had to wear a black patch for the rest of his life.

In the Battle of the Somme he was shot in the skull and ankle, but won the VC, the country’s most acclaimed military honor. He was the man who wrote of the 1914-1918 conflict: ‘Frankly, I enjoyed the war.’ Before losing his hand he tore off some damaged fingers by himself when a doctor wouldn't amputate them. 

In the second world war, he fought as an officer. He survived a plane crash in the Med and escaped from a PoW camp.

Born in 1880 to a wealthy Belgian family, he studied law at Oxford but in 1899 quit university and went to South Africa. He retired in 1947 and died in 1963, aged 83. 

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Man Survives Near Fatal Heart Attack Then Wins Lottery On Live TV

Bill Morgan, 38, an Australian truck driver, was seriously injured during a truck accident. He was declared dead for 14 minuted and lived unscathed. After being revived by doctors, Morgan slipped into a coma for 12 days, during which time his family was advised to unplug his life support twice, but his family members refused. Then Bill's luck began to change, he unexpectedly woke up from the coma without any permanent damage. Don't go anywhere, keep reading, that was just beginning of his lucky story. 

He got a new job with a higher salary, proposed to his beautiful girlfriend which she accepted. He purchased a scratch off lottery ticket at his local news stand. Bill scratched the ticket off and realized he had just won a $27,000 brand new car. That wasn't it. A local news station was very interested in his story and decided to shoot an episode of human interest story on him. Scroll down for the video.

To make the episode interesting they decided to re-create Bill's purchasing and scratching off the ticket right on camera. And now you won't believe what happened. He won again, yes and this (second) time the ticket Bill purchased for the re-enactment ended up being a $250,000 winner.

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