Tricky Teasers - Freakish Facts



Set 5


Answer 5


    6 metres. A 45 degree pyramid is one sixth of a cube. (Think of the pyramid's base as one of the six faces of a cube.) The plans include a burial chamber of 2 cubic metres.


Freakish Facts


    John Saunders wore a mask when stealing £700,000 worth of watches and jewellery. He was caught because police recognised his bow-legged walk when they reviewed the film from the security cameras.

Mark Collins, who lost his wedding ring while feeding ducks on a lake in Scarborough, returned a year later when he heard that the lake was being drained and found his ring in the exposed mud.

A Swansea thief who stole eight bags of shoes worth £3,000 from the car of sales rep was miffed to find none of the samples made a pair.

When 19-year old Gareth Neville drove while over the limit, Sudbury magistrates gave him a conditional discharge instead of a drink-drive ban. Gareth had driven himself to hospital after receiving a fractured skull in an unprovoked assault.


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