When Charles Darwin developed his theory of evolution, he discovered animals spread selectively,

so the strongest and fittest of the species were more likely to mate and pass on their DNA.

Darwin called this natural selection. But every day people do stuff so stupid, they actually

die and so no longer have the ability to pass their DNA to future generations.

Long after he died, the Darwin Awards were created as a tongue-in-cheek way to remember those people

who have removed themselves from humanity through their own stupidity.

Coming up are some of the dumbest of the Darwin Award winners.

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Be amazed.

When inmate Michael Godwin had his death penalty commuted to a life sentence he was grateful to be able to walk

away from death row. But it seems that karma had other plans, because one night in 1989, he

discovered the television in his cell was broken and deciding to fix it himself and barked on a little

DIY. Foolishly, he thought it would be a great idea to use his teeth instead of a wire cutter.

Biting down on a live wire, he electrocuted himself, not helped by the fact he was sitting

on a metal toilet at the time. Godwin may have escaped the electric chair, but it seems destiny

was intent on seeing his demise by electrocution.

When a Brazilian farmer discovered a beehive on his property in 2002, he knew precisely two things.

Bees could sting and they needed to be removed with fire.

No one knows why he decided that fire was his best option, but all we do know is that he fashioned a makeshift helmet from a plastic bag to save himself from both the smoke and the bee stings.

But besides all his careful planning, he didn't bother to think he might have to breathe and failed to poke air holes into the plastic bag.

When he didn't return home,

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