Strange BUT TRUE

• Kim Walker played clique leader Heather Chandler in the movie “Heathers.” Her character was noted for stinging one-liners, one of which — “Did you have a brain tumor for breakfast?” — had a tragic echo. Walker died of a brain tumor 13 years after uttering the line onscreen.

• The fingerprints of a koala are so indistinguishable from humans that they have occasionally been confused at a crime scene.

• Charles VI of France, aka Charles the Mad, believed he

was made of glass and could shatter at any moment. One method he used to avoid this dire fate involved ordering his tailors to sew iron rods into his clothing.

• The world record to remove and replace a car engine is 42 seconds.

• Rabbit jumping, shin kicking, toe wrestling, bog snorkeling and aggressive sitting are all actual sports.

• Discarded shoes can take up to 1,000 years to break down.

• Jerry Seinfeld was such a fan of comic book hero Superman that he included a reference to the character in every episode of his eponymous sitcom.

• It only takes 23 people to enter a room to give you an even chance that two of them have the same birthday. Put 75 people

in the room and the chances rise to 99%.

• Chinese paintings from as far back as 200 B.C. depict people participating in the sport of mountain climbing.

• The US government trains sea lions to find and retrieve equipment lost at sea and to identify intruders swimming into restricted areas. While they don’t have sonar like dolphins, they do have excellent eyesight.

• In some countries it is not illegal to escape prison as long as no laws are broken.

••• Thought for the Day: “Teachers open the doors, but you must enter by yourself.” — Chinese proverb