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We all just want our days to go smoothly. We're not even asking for them to go great. But sometimes life has other ideas and decides to heap some crap into your trough. Here are some folks who had to deal with misfortune of all stripes. If you wanna see more, check these out.

While there's a slew of misfortune that you can blame on your parents, one thing you can be grateful for is that they didn't give you a joke name (probably). So feel good that your name isn't a vegetable pun, cartoon character or sex joke (probably). Here are some more unfortunate names.

Is it that hard to install a tv without it falling over and crashing onto the floor? Is it hard to find parking without getting your car encased in cement? Is it hard to make a cake without ruining your kitchen? No, not really. But sometimes you just get unlucky. For more moments of disappointment, check out these times people's days got derailed by misfortune.

You should never expect things to go your way all the time. However the manner and variation of disappointing moments are completely unpredictable. Will you get rear-ended on your way to work? Or will your pancakes just look at you weird? There's just no way of knowing how things could go wrong.

We're all just trying to get through the day. Sometimes it helps to know that "just getting through the day" is pretty good compared to the unintended trials and tribulations life might throw at someone else. So here's misfortune big and small to put things in perspective. And if you wanna see more, then here it is.

These moments range from mild inconvenience to wild calamity. They'll likely make you feel glad you don't have to go through this stuff, or you might just laugh at these peoples misfortune. If you're in the business of watching people have a bad time, we suggest checking out these day-changing moments.

There's something cathartic about watching bad things happen. We're not sure if this makes us bad people. Maybe it just makes us bored people. Anyway, here are some really unenviable times people had their day go awry due to some terrible or inconvenient unforeseen circumstance.

There's a lot of people in the world, so it's a statistical certainly that some really, really, ridiculously rare crap is gonna happen to someone out there. Whether it's getting struck by lightning, something worse, or just winning some weird sweepstakes, there are some crazy unlikely stories out there.

Life will throw a lot at you, from embarrassing inconveniences to exploded trucks of medical waste. Sometimes it's good to remember that we all share these hurdles and remind ourselves that we all have our own different sets of challenges. Other times it's fun to laugh at how ridiculously bad things can get. And boy, do things go bad a lot.

These people need life to cut 'em a break. 

The Museum of English Rural Life is weirdly prolific on twitter, for a museum. A while ago they had an unexpected mouse guest, and things went about as stupidly as anyone could guess.

The universe has an uncanny knack for intervening on people caught up in being inconsiderate, malicious pricks to those around them. Instant karma's a b*tch, and these people felt the extent of its fury. 

Some of these don't even qualify as "simple." Turns out you can throw yourself in a world of hurt doing absolutely nothing. 

St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner, and one way to celebrate this holiday is to recognize the "Luck of the Irish." There are many animals that are considered to bring good fortune across multiple cultures...but they don't all have what seems to be that good ol' Irish luck. Here are a number of lucky animals that aren't living up to their reputation.