Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for November 03, 2020

The first two species I saw become extinct in the United States were English-speaking cab drivers, and Caucasian postal workers.

But will we be the first species to drive ourselves extinct?

Amazingly, Ripley’s extinction assertion includes all the uncountable number of species that have become extinct over the past 500+ million years. Miraculously, our ancestral DNA somehow managed to survive and evolve through an awesome number of extinction events during this time span. (See Extinction Events in Wikipedia)

“Herd immunity” has now replaced that phrase about “Survival of the fittest”. Another reason to vote today.

And many new species are found every year. Nature adapts, sometimes in cruel ways.

If all species on Earth are now extinct, then how come I still see people walking their dogs?

I think I remember reading once – in fact, I think it was in Ripley’s – that 99.9% of all species that ever lived are extinct.

I guess the key word is nearly.

The bear had its organs, but had lost its pianos.

Take care, may the horde be with you, and gesundheit.

did they make a rug out of it?

Ah, our great ancestors.

And we’re next, it’s been what 66 million years since the last mass extinction? We’re due for another one.

Concerning the ice-age bear, they found all of its organs but only two of its pianos. Sorry! Sometimes, I just can’t help myself.

As we will be one day.

The Earth is a tough crowd.

Orcas kill sharks while they take selfies.

They claimed, having taken no selfies, after the barbecue.

The selfie fact came twice. In the same year, too.

All three entries have a death theme.

The ‘bear’ looks like a dog. There was a short faced bear but not a dog faced one.

I’m betting that soon, if not already, people checking texts while driving will surpass drunk driving accidents!

And we are vigorously working to eliminate the rest…

I wonder if any of those self-removing selfie shooters thought to capture a good shot before they hit?…

These lousy puns have never become extinct…They are beyond death as we know it…..

On their obituary…”cause of death, selfie.” How embarrassing.