Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for June 30, 2019

Hold on a sec—Could they be confused about Cleavage vs. Fleavage??

How many lions did it take to make the costume? As for snoring and dreaming not being able to happen in unison, is it because the snoring distracts the dreaming?

Unless you dream that your snoring. The snoring in your dream prevents you from knowing your really snoring.

“Thagomizer” is a term Gary Larson invented for “The Far Side.” Paleontologists liked the name and started using it.

after the late Thag Simmonds

The Thagomizer refers to ALL the spikes on the end of the stegosaurus tail, not just one of them!

This could explain why my snoring startles me awake sometimes.

Story on the Cowardly Lion costume:

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/09/05/priority-cowardly-lion-costume-wizard-oz-made-real-lion-fur/

Evidently there were 2 of the costumes made. here is an interesting article about them.

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/09/05/priority-cowardly-lion-costume-wizard-oz-made-real-lion-fur/

Waking up a snoring person and asking what they were dreaming about was the research on that? Or was it done with a neurohallucinatorypsychophysiologicalencephlagram?

Christina wasn’t so smart was she.

That looks more like a flea crossbow she’s holding.

I hope the queen stockpiled a LOT of ammo.

Taking a bath, more than once a month may have helped getting rid of the fleas!

Why am I not surprised that a lion was killed for his skin so a stupid movie character could have a costume.

Thagomizer as coined by Gary Larson in The Far Side: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thagomizer

According to this article, whether or not you can dream and snore at the same time is still a topic for debate.

Getting to the Bottom of it: Can you Snore and Dream at the Same Time?

http://www.infobarrel.com/can_you_snore_and_dream_at_the_same_time

The word “Thagomizer” was first used in Gary Larson’s The Far Side. No mention of that?

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/watch-out-for-that-thagomizer-98891562/

It’s more interesting to check out how the word “thagomizer” was decided upon…

Just read all about Queen Christina on Wikipedia. Fascinating person!

“Thagomizer” , named in honor of the late Thag Simmons; according to Gary Larson.

real lion skin? As they used to say in the old Soviet Union……believe it or else!

I’ve NEVER heard that about the lions costume. Ewww!