Newspapers in Nigeria recently gave prominence to a report from Port Harcourt that a vulture, hit by a stone thrown by a boy, turned into a baby as it hit the ground and then into an old man.

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No-one was hit by the thrown bottle that bounced against a wall behind the spectators.

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The gardener had pointed to a thick bamboo stem and explained that if a pebble was thrown at it and it hit the trunk slightly off-centre, it would bounce off and make hardly any sound.

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Prolific striker Darren Bent netted the only goal in the five minute -- his eighth this season -- as his shot hit a beach-ball thrown onto the pitch and deceived goalkeeper Pepe Reina.

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When the EFP hit the cab, Marcus was thrown from the gunner's hatch to the vehicle's floor.

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Lopez was thrown out of the Springsteen band just before they hit it big.

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Cheshire Police issued a warning for parents after a bus driver was hit in the face by a snowball thrown by a child.

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After being hit by the car, Mr McCann was thrown onto the bonnet and then over the vehicle.

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Even when the fisticuffs ended, Canadian pitching coach Denis Boucher was hit in the face by a full water bottle thrown from the crowd.

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"At that moment, the Gower Pride was hit by a large breaking wave on the starboard side and was thrown against the lifeboat, " said an RNLI spokesman.

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Daniel had thrown a dart, and, just as he did, a defensive player had hit him squarely.

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