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After beating 1000 rivals in a 500-mile race, Percy the racing pigeon flopped down exhausted in a Sheffield loft and was promptly eaten by a cat.  

In preparation for the 1992 New York Golden Gloves Championships, boxer Daniel Caruso psyched himself up by pounding his gloves into his face. In doing so, he broke his nose and was disqualified from the match.  

While waving to the crowd after finishing fourth in the 500cc US Motor Cycle Championship in 1989, Kevin Magee fell off the machine and broke his leg.  

During a cricket game in Kalgoorlie, Australia, Stan Dawson was hit by a delivery which ignited a box of matches in his pocket. As he tried to beat down the flames, he was tagged out.  

Russian athlete Ivanon Vyacheslav was so thrilled to win a medal at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics that he threw the medal high into the air. It landed in Lake Wendouree, and was never found.  

TAMPA, Fla. - Thomas Stefanelli should be hailed "Employee of the Year" for making 4 pizza deliveries after he was shot. Stefanelli was shot in the leg by a masked man who demanded money. While suffering the gunshot, he discovered that his cell phone wasn't working. He went to his next delivery to inform his boss about the incident. Afterward, he made three more deliveries before he was treated for his injury. The gunshot caused no serious damage to the 37-year-old's leg. Police have identified numerous suspects fitting the gunman's description.