IT HAPPENS:
Humpback whale swallows diver whole, then spits him out. 56-year-old Michael Packard lives to tell tale after spending 30 to 40 seconds inside huge marine mammal (Times of Israel/AP). Granted, Jonah was in the big fish for three days, but 30 seconds of that would feel like three days. I bet he was praying like Jonah was too. I would be praying.
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