chance

It's extremely rare and extremely stupid, but sometimes money finds its way into people's hands for what seems like no reason. One chance encounter or ill-advised risk can land a very lucky few of us with randomly gotten gains. That said, once people have money, they tend to spend that money on the stupidest things.

The guys used some silken words to get that coveted interview spot right from under Annette's nose. Some wouldn't take the risk to get so informal with a potential employer, but it ended up working out here. You've gotta feel bad for Annette, wherever she is. For some less fortuitous job foibles, here are hiring managers sharing signs someone lied on their resume.

This new manager did their part to break the cycle of homelessness and help out the guy camped out behind their restaurant by giving him a job. Reminds us of this donut shop manager who handled a customer's angry review. Here are some wholesome memes to go with the theme of people helping each other out.

So much stuff is happening constantly that it's statistically certain that some unlikely occurrences and rare moments will slip though. Getting to see and learn about crazily unlikely junk happening gives life some spice. Weird coincidences are fun to see, and it's sort of encouraging to know that anything could happen.

A combination of intriguing coincidences and also a whole lot of horrible crap happening on the same day or even at the same moment. For fans of chance, here are some incredibly unlikely moments that went against all odds. For fans of terrible crap happening, here are times misfortune threw folks for a loop.

These unlikely moments vary in their likelihood as well as their severity. Sure, a guy amazingly surviving an explosion and a picture of four dogs all taking a dump at the same time are on different levels completely, but you can't say they're not both rare. There's just something so cool-feeling about unlikely moments that go against all odds.

Tumblr loves to obsess over stuff, and Pokemon games are just one of those near and dear topics that people can't stop talking about. To start, you have some of the insane math and puzzles programmed into the games, followed by a staunch defense of how incredible the programming is. Then you get to see what people have done with the games since then, like a gaming escape artists and a synopsis of the insane endeavor that was "Twitch Plays Pokemon." Wild stuff.

Statistics don't lie. Even though it's super unlikely, some some super unlikely stuff is just bound to happen. Whether it's stuff falling in a weird pattern, simultaneous lightnings strikes, or strange personal connections, there will be moments that go against all odds. Call it luck, faith, destiny, the will of the universe or whatever, the world is big and a lot of interesting things happen in it.

Sure, it's not like any of these happened against all odds, but it's still fun to see. These are some good old fashioned everyday lucky moments and really close saves.Yeah, it's not winning the lottery, but it's still rare and satisfying to get an avocado with minimal to no pit. 

Get ready to give up your dreams of stardom and take up new dreams of being assaulted by a toilet! Here are some surprising, and somewhat disappointing numbers on the likelihood of something happening to you. Sure, you can increase or decrease your odds by taking acting classes or getting drunk on the toilet more, but these are your ballpark numbers. Check this out for a list of incredibly unlikely things that actually happened,

Just because something is statistically improbable doesn't mean there's no way of it happening. When you consider how many people there are living their own individual lives, the possibility of something improbable happening between them, at least once, becomes a near certainty. Chance is a real mofo. And in case you wanted to see how unlucky people can get, here are some more stories.

Here are some times things almost worked out, but instead ended with an "I guess they tried." Maybe things will be less mockable next time.

Here are some relatable stories that'll make you go "man, that's bullshit." Also, it turns out there are still a lot of people who are really not over things that happened to them as children. 

These people had some real close calls, but by chance, circumstance or skill managed to get out (pretty much) unscathed.