Bright idea

Canadian business student Javeria Wasim, 19, was with a friend in Toronto when she hatched the brilliant idea to try to bite into a 3-inch jawbreaker, the Daily Mail reported on Dec. 24. Immediately, Wasim’s jaw began to hurt, and a tooth became loose. X-rays revealed that she had suffered two fractures in her jaw. The following day, she underwent surgery; her jaw was wired shut for six weeks. She said she would probably never try a jawbreaker again. “All my bottom teeth are messed up,” she said. “... It was a dumb idea.”