Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for February 21, 2018

orthodontics going back two millennia… wow

Well, that’s disappointing. But at least we can still rub poop on our wounds.

Were the braces meant to straighten the teeth or protect them?

Sweden actually made the change over three days; bicycles and motorcycles on day 1, cars and light trucks on day 2 and trucks and buses on day 3.

Well, duh about urine not being sterile. It does pay to wash your hands afterwards.

I wonder what it would take for England to do the same. Then there is Australia and New Zealand and South Africa.

The Bahamas is crazy. They drive American cars with the steering on the left and drive on the left side of the road. This makes passing a real daredevil maneuver.

I wonder why Sweden decided to change, I don’t see any advantage.

Now if we can get them to switch to feet and pounds, they’ll be all set.

I remember having a medical checkup where my doctor had an intern assist him. The doctor made a comment that “Urine is sterile.” I asked what about a urinary tract infection. He replied, “Unless it’s not.” The intern said, ‘Huh?". The doctor reiterated, "Urine is sterile unless it’s not." That’s like the sky is blue unless it’s red or coffee is hot unless it’s cold. My car runs good unless it’s a piece of junk. I passed all of my classes unless I failed them. Put a specimen in Schoedinger’s box and see what the result is…

Urine not sterile? Who in the world ever thought it was?

I was in Sweden not long after the switch happened. TV showed everyone calmly changing lanes without incident. Millions would die here.

Wow, they had braces only 4000 years after the big bang happened.

Why would urine be sterile? It’s waste.