Lateral thinking

Think outside the box to solve these mind-bending riddles.

Outnumbered

From birth, Sed was a member of a minority constituting less than two per cent of the human race. For about 60 years, people teased him about it but over a period of 10 years, he ceased to be a member of that minority. What are we talking about?

Lost sheep

A shepherd went out into the wilderness in search of one lost sheep, rather than looking after the 99 that had returned. Why did he do that?