Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for November 10, 2005

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Pooped Pooch Jack the Golden retriever became the first dog to compete in the annual Alcatraz invitational. When he slammed from the prison island to the San Francisco shoreline, more than 1.5 miles away! He placed 72nd in a field of 500! Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna of Mexico lost his leg in battle- and buried it with full military honors in 1838! A hummingbird is the only bird that fly backward!