Charles Darwin with a purple swarm around his head, contemplating the twist of fate that natural selection sidestepped these still-living honorable mentions.

2014 Honorable Mention

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Jack In The Box.
2014 Honorable Mention
Confirmed True by Darwin

(30 April 2014) Honorable Mention. Alive without a brain? Six days before his scheduled release, a convict broke out of a Portland jail and enjoyed twelve hours of freedom before being apprehended at a nearby Jack in the Box. The math genius had served 97% of his sentence.

Out of the Box, back into the Box, a classic Jack in the Box.

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