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How close have you come to dying?

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Rick Astley

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In the 1990s in New Jersey, being driven to a radio station early one morning. Our driver fell asleep and we were on the other side of a dual carriageway with cars coming at us. We all screamed and banged on the seat, and he woke up and pulled the car back across.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 October 2018 source ↗

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David Hasselhoff American actor, singer, and television personality
Scuba diving in Costa Rica. My stunt double and I were trying out some equipment that let us talk to each other and I ran out of air at 80ft - probably because I talked too much. I had to use his air. Then we were surrounded by sharks. It was scary.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗

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