Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for July 06, 2016
Transcript:
University of Dundee PhD student Maria MacLennan is the world's forensic jeweler- helping identify victims by jewelry found at crime scenes. It's a finger lickin' good! Kentucky Fried Chicken introduced edible nail polish in China. King Edward II established the first means to measure shoe size- he used barleycorn!
Templo S.U.D. over 8 years ago
So what’s my shoe size according to Edward’s method (I’m a US male 9 or 9½)?
Dean over 8 years ago
♫♫John Barleycorn must die♫♫
Chad Cheetah over 8 years ago
In China, “finger lickin’ good” is translated to “eat your fingers off.”
tuslog1964 over 8 years ago
Did he also come up with furlongs per fortnight?
HabaneroBuck over 8 years ago
I always wondered about Americanisms. Does “Kentucky” mean anything in China? I’ve heard of Szechuan food, but looking at a map, I’m at a loss for “Gansu”, “Jiangsu”, or “Shaanxi”.