X-Ray Surprises: 12 Unexpected Items Doctors Discovered Inside Their Patients

Accidents happen — breaking a leg or an arm is certainly understandable.

When it does happen, hopefully the pain isn't long-lasting, and hopefully the injured person is able to rapidly make a full recovery.

If someone did, in fact, break their arm, or if they have damage to an organ, or if they're internally bleeding, the X-ray is an incredible tool that has certainly saved countless lives over the past century. However, from time to time, a doctor has to keep it as professional as possible as a patient hobbles into their office asking for help.

These X-rays show that humanity, at times, isn't the smartest species on the planet, and has been known to put things were they don't belong…or swallow things that they shouldn't. Luckily, none of the people in these X-rays suffered any permanent damage, though their pride was probably hurt a bit.

We can only hope that they've all learned their lesson and now think twice before swallowing too many pennies, or putting children's toys in places they weren't designed to go…

Please SHARE these bizarre X-rays if you think these people should have thought twice!

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The Toronto Sun
  1. This superfan went a bit too far… She swallowed her New Orleans Saints earring. Maybe if they had better defense, this wouldn't have happened?
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  1. Hey, I can actually understand this one. You never know when you might need 78 pieces of cutlery.
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  1. Hopefully this egg was soft boiled.
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infoniac
  1. This child was obviously just trying to figure out how magnets work…by swallowing them. Unfortunately, despite his efforts, we still don't know the answer to his question!
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The Toronto Sun
  1. This guy really lucked out… Trying to stop a robbery nearly got him killed, but this X-ray shows that the human body is very resilient!
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  1. This terrorist didn't really think his plan through. He never figured out how to pull the pin… Maybe he just needed more fiber in his diet?
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  1. Spongebob is a pretty popular character — but that doesn't mean you should try to swallow him.
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  1. Please do not attempt to put rubber ducks inside of your body.
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coolpicturegallery
  1. Ugh, I can't even look at this one without flinching…
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  1. Hey we've all been there… I totally get this one. You're at a party, you're a bit tipsy, you're trying to be a smooth operator but you don't have a bottle opener…
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  1. He'll be shooting blanks after this is over!
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  1. To infinity…and beyond!