92-year-old completes Honolulu Marathon, and more

92-year-old completes Honolulu Marathon

Gladys Burrill finished this year’s Honolulu Marathon in 9 hours, 53 minutes, and 16 seconds—not bad for a 92-year-old. “I think it is absolutely unbelievable,” said marathon President Dr. Jim Barahal. Burrill first ran the marathon when she was 86. She was unable to finish last year’s race because she suffered from stomach cramps—at the 25-mile mark. Determined to do better this year, Burrill ran 30 to 50 miles a week for almost a year. “I was more relaxed. I didn’t have the stress that I had before,” Burrill said. “This just felt so much better.”

Forensic scientist pieces together $6,600 in shredded bills

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A Taiwanese man identified as Mr. Lin had a problem. He had accidentally dropped a bag of Taiwanese currency—some 200 bills equaling $6,600—into a factory shredder. Fortunately for him, the forensics division of Taiwan’s Justice Ministry had a solution: veteran forensic scientist Liu Hui-fen, nicknamed the “jigsaw expert.” It took Liu seven days of painstaking work, but she was able to piece the bills back together. “I was so happy whenever I was able to put a piece into its right place,” Liu said. After Taiwan’s central bank determined that the reconstructed notes were valid—they passed a “three-quarter completeness” test—Mr. Lin got his $6,600.