B-List

1. Defying the odds
a. "He went over Niagara and lived"
   <http://smh.com.au/articles/2003/10/21/1066631405888.html>
b. "Austrian saved by a crane when parachute fails"
   <http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s971223.htm>
c. "Paraglider escapes 130ft fall with broken rib"
   <http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_831346.html>
"I am aware of the miracle. Paragliding was the most extreme thing I have ever
 done, bearing in mind I never want to get married!"

2. "400-pound man rescued after he plunges through floor of mobile home"
   <http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/sfl-1016floorfall,
       0,5002866.story?coll=sfla-news-florida>

3. "Fleeing inmate drops into US judge's chambers"
   <http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s942701.htm>

4. "Man drops in on KF woman as she sleeps"
   <http://www.heraldandnews.com/articles/2003/06/26/news/top_stories/sleeps.txt>

5. "Juliet hurt in theatre fall"
   <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/3163770.stm>
"A performance of Romeo and Juliet had to be stopped when the lead actress fell
 from the balcony during the play's best-known scene"
- Perhaps she literally fell head over heels in love?

6. "Edmonton man survives falling the equivalent of 12 stories down open manhole"
   <http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2003/06/24/118767-cp.html>

7. Some lucky babies
a. "Quebec toddler unscathed by three-storey fall from apartment window" [Canada]
   <http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2003/07/18/139721-cp.html>
b. "Tot survives 35ft drop"  [England, link broken]
   <http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2003392095,00.html>
c. "Toddler survives 130ft fall" [Romania]
   <http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_801028.html>

8. Animals fall too
a. "Whale crashes family boat trip"
   <http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s928888.htm>
b. "Caravan damaged after cow fall"
   <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/3101264.stm>
c. "Dog survives 80ft cliff plunge"
   <http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_581791.html>