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Strangest Deaths Ever
12 And You Thought The Superbowl Blackout Was Bad
In 1998, a football (read: soccer) match between two provinces in the Congo was interrupted by a lightning bolt that struck the pitch and killed all 11 members of one team. (Go ahead and reread that sentence just to make sure you got it before moving on. We’ll wait here.) The other teamed was left unscathed, though did suffer severe accusations of witchcraft (which is apparently a legit concern in central Africa.)