18 of the wildest prison escapes of all time

From yoga stretches and helicopters to fake identities and peanut butter, here are the strangest escapes throughout history.

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Joaquín Guzmán Loera

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‘Have a nice day’

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Lester Eubanks

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John Dillinger

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