Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for April 02, 2021

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    eromlig  over 3 years ago

    Being always in tune with the season, I present tonight a Christmas fable:

    Santa had been having a bad, bad day. He was way behind in toymaking; his elves were on strike, and two reindeer had hoof-in-mouth disease. Mrs. Claus had washed his best red suit in hot water, and it had shrunk. Even worse, he had just discovered his sleigh had a loose skid. As he bent over to examine it, he stubbed his toe and started hopping around on one foot in great pain.

    Just then, a cheery little angel flew up with the tree. “Merry Christmas, Santa!” the angel beamed. “I brought you your Christmas tree. Where do you want me to put it?”

    …and that, Gentle Readers, is how the tradition of the angel atop the tree was started.

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    pearlsbs  over 3 years ago

    The “lamp” really doesn’t create any light. It just channels a significant amount of sunlight into a dark room during the daytime.

    https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/moser-lamp-natural-light-diy-video

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    Teto85 Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Many migratory birds do that. Especially those that fly from pole to pole. Like cetaceans, they can put one half of their brain to sleep for a while and then switch back and forth.

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 3 years ago

    A invenção do senhor Moser duma luz feita de água e lixívia soa inacreditável. (Mr. Moser’s invention of a light made of water and bleach sounds unbelievable.)

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    wjones  over 3 years ago

    Now I know how birds can migrate so far nonstop.

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    Leojim  over 3 years ago

    Those birds must have a Tesla autopilot.

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    monkeysky  over 3 years ago

    To clarify: Moser’s “lamp” doesn’t emit light, it refracts light. The bottles have to basically function as a window, and therefore only work during the day.

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    Dean  over 3 years ago

    That bird reminds me, long ago back in the day when I would ride with those who could safely drive while stoned [interstate highways usually had no unexpected surprises, just mile after mile]. The problem would be that when one sort of awakes and than have no idea where we were.

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    Gent  over 3 years ago

    Oh my gods. I never knews them woodpeckers are such eevil birds.

    I never knews em some birds had auto pilot mode too.

    And I never knews that a glowing lamp can be made with only plastic bottles filled with and bleach.

    Dang. So many things I never knews. It’s all news to me.

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    djlactin  over 3 years ago

    I had a clock that ran on potatoes.

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    tremaine53  over 3 years ago

    If the emblems that you see on 50’s and 60’s hotrods are to be believed, woodpeckers also smoke cigars.

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    dv1093  over 3 years ago

    Ew, and I used to like woodpeckers.

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    ncorgbl  over 3 years ago

    The Wood Duck, Wood Ibis, Wood Sandpiper, Wood Snipe and Wood Thrush are at risk, but the Wood Pidgeon has nothing to worry about.

    Alas, the lamp is not lit.

    I’ve always napped in mid-flight except when I was on military flights.

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    joeatwork212  over 3 years ago

    Mmmmmmmm, brains.

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    preacherman Premium Member over 3 years ago

    So, woodpeckers, like the red headed variety that we protect as an endangered species, is also a baby killer.

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    SunRise2  over 3 years ago

    Further proof that bleach makes things … lighter.

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    moeric9  over 3 years ago

    The bird napping midflight is not so impressive, I used to nap mid shift when I was still working.

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    Ken Norris Premium Member over 3 years ago

    I had a lamp that used no electricity. Used kerosene. Worked fine during blackouts.

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    Stephen Gilberg  over 3 years ago

    Zombie Woody! “Heh heh heh HEH heh…”

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    Bilan  over 3 years ago

    “This splitting headache is going to kill me”

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    CharlesBrickner1  over 3 years ago

    Woodpeckers? That’s a bit of a generalization. Woodpeckers of every single one of the more than a hundred species?

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