Escape facts Lucy Dudko orchestrated one of Australia’s most infamous prison escapes in 1999, hijacking a helicopter to fly into a Sydney prison complex and collect her incarcerated boyfriend, John Killick.
Porcupines can release their quills into predators to help them escape.
The ultimate escape artist, Harry Houdini was born in Hungary in 1874, and popularised many of the classic escape illusions including handcuff stunts, underwater escapes, wiggling himself out of a straight jacket and surviving three buried alive challenges.
It may be harder and harder to escape digital surveillance with Australia passing the controversial Access and Assistance Bill into law in December 2018. The new laws make it easier for the government to obtain individuals’ encrypted information from communication providers.
Gazelles can run up to 97km/h making them faster than a lion (81km/h) but slower than cheetahs who have been clocked with top speeds of 114km/h.
One in six adults practise meditation and one in ten practise yoga, according to The Conversation. Both practices are proven to lower blood pressure for many participants.
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