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Simpson fell 150 ft. to almost certain death.

How far did he fall? He fell 150 ft. Did he fall to almost certain death? Yes, he fell to almost certain death.

Simpson survived the fall. He also survived four days without food or water.

Did he survive the fall? Yes, he survived the fall. Who survived the fall? Simpson survived the fall. What else did he survive? He also survived four days without food or water.

The resourceful mountaineer dragged himself the four miles back to camp where a surprised Yates was waiting.

Was Yates expecting to see Simpson? No, Yates wasn’t expecting to see Simpson. He was surprised to see Simpson.

Simpson said, “I don’t blame Simon for cutting the rope…After I landed…I did feel angry, but at the circumstances, not with Simon.”

Was he angry at Simon? No, he wasn’t angry at Simon. He was angry at the circumstances.

“I felt no resentment towards him whatsoever. It would have been illogical for Simon to die with me.”

Who did he feel no resentment towards? He felt no resentment towards Simon. What did he say would have been illogical? He said “it would have been illogical for Simon to die with me.”

“In fact, because of his decision to cut the rope, we both lived.”

Why did they both live? They both lived because of his decision to cut the rope.

Both men valued survival over misguided sentimentality.

What kind of sentimentality? Misguided sentimentality. What did they value over misguided sentimentality? They valued survival over misguided sentimentality.

Yet, the will to survive at any cost can often lead to an impoverished existence.

What kind of existence can it lead to? It can lead to an impoverished existence.

Take for example the case of the chicken that lived for 18 months without a head.

How long did it live for? It lived for 18 months. What did it live without? It lived without a head. What lived for 18 months without a head? A chicken lived for 18 months without a head.

One morning in 1945 Lloyd Olsen and his wife Clara were killing chickens, on their farm in Colorado.

What were they doing? They were killing chickens on their farm in Colorado. When were they killing chickens on their farm in Colorado? They were killing chickens on their farm in Colorado one morning in 1945.

They had cut off the heads of about 50 of the birds when they noticed something unusual.

What did they notice? They noticed something unusual.

One of the headless chickens was still running around as if it didn’t have a care in the world.

What was running around as if it didn’t have a care in the world? One of the headless chickens was running around as if it didn’t have a care in the world.

Lloyd placed the peculiar chicken in an old apple box and left it overnight.

What kind of chicken was it? It was a peculiar chicken. Did he put it in an old apple box? Yes, he put it in an old apple box.

Much to his shock, the very next morning the headless bird remained alive.

What happened the next morning? The next morning the headless bird remained alive.

Word spread like wildfire about the bird that cheated death.

Did word spread quickly? Yes, word spread like wildfire. What did the bird cheat? The bird cheated death.

Named ‘Miracle Mike’ he was featured in Time Magazine. The strange bird became a TV sensation and toured America.

What was the bird named? The bird was named ‘Miracle Mike.’ What magazine was he featured in? He was featured in Time Magazine. Did he become a radio sensation? No, he didn’t become a radio sensation. He became a TV sensation.

Miracle Mike died in Phoenix, Arizona in the spring of 1947.

Who died in Phoenix, Arizona? Miracle Mike died in Phoenix, Arizona. When did he die? He died in the spring of 1947.

Scientists think he stayed alive because a chicken’s brain is mostly found at the back of the skull.

Where is a chicken’s brain mostly found? A chicken’s brain is mostly found at the back of the skull.

Although Mike’s face, eyes, beak, and an ear were removed, 80% of his brain survived.

What percent of his brain survived? Eighty percent of his brain survived.

A timely blood clot prevented him from bleeding to death.

What prevented him from bleeding to death? A timely blood clot prevented him from bleeding to death.

Chicken expert Dr. Tom Smulders explained, “You’d be amazed how little brain there is in the front of the head of a chicken. Most of the bird brain as we know it now was once considered the brain stem.”

Who said this? Chicken expert Dr. Tom Smulders said this. Did he say, “You’d be amazed how little brain there is in the front of the head of a chicken”? Yes, he said, “You’d be amazed how little brain there is in the front of the head of a chicken.”