John Swain of Shapwick, England faced execution, but he escaped from a squad of soldiers by two consecutive leaps that were later measured and found to expand 40 feet 11 inches. Donald Macaulay was out setting lobster pots with his five brothers when they discovered a dead whale off Lewis Island in the Hebrides. He was warned by officials that it would be crown property if it washed ashore. Not wanting to lose their prize to the crown, Donald Macaulay came up with what seemed like an impossible solution. He cut a hole in the whale's tail big enough to insert his hand, and with the help of his brothers pulling at the oars of their boat, towed the monster out to sea. Believe It or Not!
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