1. Sure, basketballs occasionally get stuck on the rim. But a near-perfectly executed, literally last-second shot to win an 8th grade tournament game? 

Behold the Haley’s Comet of heartbreaking defeats. 

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2. Judging by her prenatal diet, 27-year-old Veronica Hernandez’s second child could turn out to be a pretty “sharp” kid. The Dallas, Texas expectant mother isn’t letting being nine-months pregnant stop her from making a living…swallowing swords. 

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3. Thanks to Little Caesar’s and the 3 1/2 feet of bacon the pizza chain has decided to wrap around its newest limited time only menu item, the next two months promise to be the greasiest two months in pizza eating history. 

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