A lot of the time we get funny feelings that seem to come out of nowhere. It's easy enough to dismiss them as the jitters, or fatigue, or a touch of paranoia. A lot of the time, they may be just that.
But sometimes those feelings are your body warning you that something very bad is about to happen. Sometimes, the choice to heed those feelings (or not) is a matter of life or death.
These are the best stories from people around the world about times their gut instinct saved them.
43. "Someone was standing just outside the door"
42. You dodged a knife
41. Thank god for cellphones
40. That's not instinct, it's premonition!
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39. The cat knew something was wrong too
38. What's that smell?
37. The ransacker
36. Those hairs on the back of your neck
35. "I got a strong feeling that I should go back"
34. Just asking for directions
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33. If I had gone to the movies that night...
32. That's not my idea of a party
31. It's important to teach your kids to spot stuff like this
30. A last second decision
29. Intuition saves a baby
28. I wish I had this superpower
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27. A more serious speed story
26. Feeling infidelity
25. Subconscious mind warning you?
24. "The party's around back"
23. Smoking saves a life
22. Don't take the tube
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21. Good thing you met that cop
20. Dead bolt
19. "I got this sinking feeling and something told me to run"
18. Changing majors
17. "He stared at me for a good 10 seconds"
16. More nostrils than teeth
15. You can hide but you can't run
14. The jogger
13. When they say 'don't swim'... don't swim
12. "Did you see my face?"
11. Nearly retired
10. "I felt like I was being watched"
9. "It actually felt like some supernatural force was beckoning me"
8. Sometimes the wrong play is the right play
7. But what happened to the groceries?
6. Never swim alone
5. Ambush the ambulance
4. Friedfighters
3. Caveman brain vs. Italian brain
2. Saved when someone came down the stairs
1. "I could see the scene playing out almost as though it was a memory"
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