A five-man bowling team sponsored by Roger Schmitz in a league tournament scored 187, 188, 189, 190, and 191. Jean Poquedon of Hautevière, France, sentenced to death as a habitual thief, was told that he would be released if a pure maiden were willing to marry him. A homely orphan girl stepped forward willingly, but Poquedon took one look at her and said, "No, I'd rather marry the gallows. Hangman, do your duty". He was hanged forthwith in the city of Reims in 1234. Believe It or Not!
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