Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for March 15, 2015
March 14, 2015
March 16, 2015
Transcript:
Made room for this shroom! Foragers in China found a giant immortality mushroom- the lingzhi mushroom is 3 feet wide and weighs over 16 pounds! In 2005, late writer Hunter S Thompson's ashes were loaded into fireworks and set off at his memorial service. Found in the South American rain forests, the blue leg it amphibian Dendrobates Pumilo is commonly called the blue jeans frog!
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Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
Holy shiitake! That’s quite a humongous fungus among us! That’ll make quite a few supreme pizzas!
stlmaddog5 over 9 years ago
A friend wanted his ashes mixed with the plastic used to make dildos so his wife would still have him around when the need arose, so to speak.
Kirby_Dots over 9 years ago
Another piece of firework funeral trivia is that the memorial service and fireworks were paid for by actor Johnny Depp who became friends with Hunter late in life. He wanted to make sure his last wishes were granted.
Simon_Jester over 9 years ago
According to Wiki, Hunter S. Thompson’s ashes were not loaded into fireworks, they were shot out of a cannon. At the same time, a fireworks display was set off, but Thompson’s ashes weren’t a part of it
Dkram over 9 years ago
That’s Hunter S. Thompson all over..\\//_
Stephen Gilberg over 9 years ago
Boy, it’s already been more than a decade since his suicide.
gaslightguy over 9 years ago
R.I.P. Hunter. Had to blow his mind one more time.