Strange But True: Second-born Troublemakers
By Lucie Winborne
Australian bushranger Joseph Johns escaped from prison so many times that the government finally had to build a special cell to hold him, after which an overly (if understandably) confident governor said to him, "If you get out again, I'll forgive you." You guessed it: Johns escaped that as well.
There's a "Heaven Scent Pizza" for dogs, made of flour, carrots, celery and Parmesan cheese.
A high school basketball coach was fired after his team won 100-0 because the Catholic school he worked for thought that such a wide-margin victory failed to display a "Christ-like and honorable approach to competition."
Two Chinese bank employees stole over $6.6 million and spent it all on lottery tickets. Unfortunately, crime didn't pay when they only recovered about $13,000.
Don Rickles died before he could record dialogue for "Toy Story 4." Rather than replacing him, Disney reviewed 25 years of material from the first three films, video games and other media, and assembled enough to cover the entire film.
A study has found that second-born children are more likely to be troublemakers.
In Japan, male students can confess their love to another person by giving them the second button -- the one closest to the heart -- from the top of their school uniform.
Laser removal doesn't actually remove a tattoo. It just helps break it down so the body's white blood cells can carry it away. Eventually, you poop out your tattoo.
A bloodhound in Alabama went outside to relieve itself and accidentally joined a half marathon, then ended up in seventh place. The race was redubbed the "Hound Dog Half," and those who end up in seventh place earn a special award.
Thought for the Day: "If you run out of kind words for yourself, stop talking." -- Niklas Goke
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