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We're grateful for people who take their camera out at the site of a precariously balanced cake. These are photos taken at the perfect time of fail, coincidence, or peak artistic integrity. For more serendipity, check out these 23 lucky (and unlucky) photos taken at exactly the right time.

Weird coincidences, fails, and funny moments aren't all that rare in life, but what is rare is when someone snaps a perfectly timed photo that tells the whole story. Luckily, there were people out there who were in the right place at the right time who were able to give us these gems. For more, check out these 21 wacky and amazing photos taken at the perfect time.

Yeah, we googled em. Pretty legit. We're as surprised as you. It kind of makes sense, if you consider how long people have been around, and all the things we've done, that someone would've thought to enlist a bear in the military or that multiple people would have died in a literal whiskey flood. History is crazy.

After a crazy freak accident, this man was able to pull himself out of his destroyed car and walk away. Holy crap that thing is wrecked. And holy crap is he lucky to be alive. If you wanna see more unlikely and mostly uplifting coincidences, then check these out.

These folks were in for a shock when they realized not everyone had constant discomfort, unexplained pain, the inability to sleep and uncontrollable sneezing.

Do some mind exercises cause these real life optical illusions will throw your lobes for a loop. It's double-take city out here.

You need everyone to know just how thoughtful and knowledgeable you are. Don't worry, we've got your back. The next time you're with a group of people, you can sling some of these facts their way and feel smart.

Thomas Romain is an animation artist who lives in Tokyo. He takes his sons drawings as inspiration and translates them into his own art style. Prepare to be jealous that your dad never adapted your own inventive childhood doodles into professional-level artwork.

Make sure your eyes are warmed up, cause these real life optical illusions will have you double-taking all over the place.

In tense moments like these, it's good to have a pizza tracker on your side. Who knew a loading bar for pizza could be so versatile?

The universe is enormous and terrifying. There are too many things to know and this is only a small amount of those things. 

We're still upset about Pluto.

SO far south of the wrong answer I don't even know what to do with myself right now. Was their intention all along to get a momentary spike in viewer ratings by portraying the perils of entering a game show with one's brain set to mouth-breathing, listless gaze 'off' mode, or what? If so, mission accomplished guys. 

I think it's fair to say the last thing this kid expected was to come face to face with a very legit Bart Simpson IRL! Obviously older generations will know Nancy Cartwright voiced the iconic Bart Simpson, but clearly there's an unfortunate carryover of that knowledge with the kids nowadays. Can't beat that expression of sheer and unadulterated shock.