Some Obscurish facts
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1907 A prisoner in a German jail literally chewed his way to freedom. The prisoner was Hans Schaarschmidt, serving a six-year sentence for robbery. The prison, a decaying fortress in Gera, had its windows barred, not with steel, but with pairs of heavy crossed wooden beams. Each day Schaarschmidt chewed away as much of them as his abused incisors could stand. Then, to avoid suspicion, he filled in the hole with a rubbery paste made from the black bread he was fed. After three months, Schaarschmidt was able to remove the bread putty and squeeze through to freedom. Unfortunately the police were right on his heels and Schaarschmidt was hunted down and captured within three weeks. This time he was put behind iron bars.
1907 A prisoner in a German jail literally chewed his way to freedom. The prisoner was Hans Schaarschmidt, serving a six-year sentence for robbery. The prison, a decaying fortress in Gera, had its windows barred, not with steel, but with pairs of heavy crossed wooden beams. Each day Schaarschmidt chewed away as much of them as his abused incisors could stand. Then, to avoid suspicion, he filled in the hole with a rubbery paste made from the black bread he was fed. After three months, Schaarschmidt was able to remove the bread putty and squeeze through to freedom. Unfortunately the police were right on his heels and Schaarschmidt was hunted down and captured within three weeks. This time he was put behind iron bars.