Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for May 10, 2019

…not to be confused with the fear of little orange & green factory workers: Oompaloompaphobia.

what’s so scary about the severed umbilical cord?

mostly confirmatory, until the category was 404’d:“..Guinness eliminated the shortest river category.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_River

The producers of I Dream Of Jeannie and a few other 60’s shows with leading ladies had that fear.

Old Timer was busy snarking on komix!

I wonder if that river sees any Roeboats.

Is there a term for fear of things that cause fear?

I don’t blame you for hiding, big guy. Go back. Things are not okay.

With all the people and scientists traipsing around on the Galapagos Islands, no one has noticed this old dude? Probably hiding in with the other tortoises. Like many species of sparrows, my guess is there are subtle differences.

Live on & prosper Fernandina!

How did they miss a giant, slow moving animal for a CENTURY? Is it just a lone survivor older than the airplane (I know these things live a long time) or did we manage to miss a breeding population of the things?

How does the Roe River in Montana compare to the D River in Oregon?

It makes sense; the Greek word for navel is ὀμφᾰλός (omphalós).

Taking a POWER nap!

Way to go, geniuses! That isn’t a river in Montana, that is just a big sky Slip n’ Slide!

It wasn’t extinct, it was just walking back by the scenic route…

Roe roe roe. Ok turn around. Your boat gently. Turn around again. Down the…. sigh.