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The O.C. star survived a very terrifying car accident when she was just 14-years-old and is still suffering from it! During the crash, Rachel's head hit the window of the car and ever since the head trauma she suffered has been the source of ongoing migraines.
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When Orlando Bloom was in his twenties, he suffered a fall from a three-story building! The actor says he was trying to get into a building that was locked when he fell from the roof. Except for a minor scar on his back, Bloom appears to have survived the incident unscathed!
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Leonardo DiCaprio has lived to tell not just one, but three near death experiences! The actor's first near death encounter was in a cage with a Great White shark who tried to take a bite out of him! He then almost didn't make it after one of the engines on a plane he was on exploded-lucky for him the pilots were able to land safely! His most recent encounter with death was in a skydiving incident when his chute and backup chute wouldn't open, somehow Leo and his guide were able to untangle the chute before spiraling to their death!
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After a stunt during the filming of 2005's Aeon Flux went horribly wrong, Charlize Theron suffered a broken neck and was on the brink of being paralyzed for the rest of her life! After 8 years of dealing with neck pain, Charlize had a neck fusion and continues to do her own stunts in movies!
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Hunger Games heartthrob Liam Hemsworth almost drowned as a child! He was out surfing when his leg rope wrapped around his body keeping him underwater! Somehow he managed to untangle himself and survive to tell the story!
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After years of suffering drug addiction, NBA star Lamar Odom almost didn't survive an overdose in 2015. He was stuck in a coma for days and his then wife, Khloe Kardashian helped to nurse him back to health! The NBA star is now drug-free and is thankful for his near death experience in waking him up to his drug problem!
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Actor Gerard Butler is yet another star to almost drown in a surfing accident! While filming for 2012's Chasing Mavericks, Gerard was pulled under by the waves and dragged for several minutes across the reef! The actor is very thankful for surviving this close call!
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If celebrities are teaching us anything about near death experiences, it is to avoid water! Amy Schumer is yet another celebrity to survive a surfing incident! While out surfing by herself, the fin of the actress's board lodged itself into her leg. Luckily there was a man on the beach who helped her to hold her leg until medical help could arrive!
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Kate Winslet was staying at one of Richard Branson's villas in the Caribbean in 2011 when lightning struck and a fire broke out! She managed to grab her children, their passports, and her bra-no woman wants to get stuck in a tragedy without her bra-before escaping the burning hotel! But the tragic event turned into a fairy tale ending, and Kate is now married to Edward Smith, Branson's nephew who helped her and her kids escape the fire!
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One of Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker's worst fears, flying, is for good reason! A 2008 plane crash killed 4 people, with the only survivors being Travis and DJ AM! He was suffering from so much pain after the crash that at one point he wanted his friends to kill him! Lucky for us he is doing better today, although he still avoids planes if he can!
While they may look like they live perfect lives from afar, celebrities are only human and many have gone through some traumatizing events! See which of your favorite stars have survived fires, plane crashes, and freak accidents right here!
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