Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for October 21, 2024

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    Leroy  16 days ago

    ♫ Yes we have some bananas! ♫

    ♫ We have some bananas today! ♫

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    The dude from FL  Premium Member 16 days ago

    If it were only children that stare at their phones 24/7. Adults do it also because they get a notification that somebody said something in their FB acct

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    jpsomebody  16 days ago

    Children seem to run their mouth much faster though.

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    Pickled Pete  16 days ago
    Since we are talking about teeth ~ ~

    A man and his wife go to the dentist to get a rotten tooth removed.

    The man tells the dentist, “Look doc, I don’t have much money, so no painkillers. No gas, no needles, nothing. Just get in, yank out the tooth, and we’ll get out of here.”

    “I wish more of my patients had your fortitude,” says the doctor admiringly. “Which tooth is rotten?”

    The man turns to his wife and says, “Open your mouth Dear.”

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    SWCarter  16 days ago

    It takes ME a lot longer to run a mile now than it did 30 years ago, too.

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    Foob  16 days ago

    One time I took 31 seconds longer to run two miles than I did 91 years ago.

    May the Lord be with you as he is with me.

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    kaycstamper  16 days ago

    Not my teeth! Haven’t had sugar in five years, no cavities since.

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    Huckleberry Hiroshima  16 days ago

    But they’ll get their (drum roll) Participation Trophy!

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    markhughw  16 days ago

    I think it used to take us 7-8 minutes in 8th grade.

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    NeedaChuckle Premium Member 16 days ago

    Don’t remember ever running a mile. Don’t know why I would do such a silly thing.

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    mindjob  16 days ago

    Give gorillas tastier food, and they’ll sing like Pavarotti

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    Angry Indeed Premium Member 16 days ago

    Thirty years ago, a mile was uphill and in the snow. That tells you how bad it’s gotten. ;-p

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    Angry Indeed Premium Member 16 days ago

    Tooth enamel ranks 5 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, which means it’s about as hard as steel.

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    Angry Indeed Premium Member 16 days ago

    Gorillas and other ape species native to Africa do not eat bananas as a part of their normal diet. Bananas are indigenous to the tropical portions of India, Southeast Asia and northern Australia, and were brought to South America by the Portuguese in the early 16th century.

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    The Duke  16 days ago

    And that’s the tooth!

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    BeniHanna6 Premium Member 16 days ago

    Key word, average. There are still a lot of fit children today.

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    rbullfogg  16 days ago

    Yes about athletes not being as good, overall! Don’t use pros, or elite colleges as reference. Use high school athletics to compare. There even is as much determination or devotion given. Also the military is a good place to compare.

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    Totalloser Premium Member 16 days ago

    30 years ago kids were outside playing now they are indoors with their phones and video games getting fat so they will have diabetes when they are 30

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    6turtle9  16 days ago

    I’ve been known to hum or sing the praises of great food also.

    I would have thought the human head was harder than tooth enamel, given how hard it is to get anything through their thick skulls.

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    [Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce]  16 days ago

    Tell that to MY teeth

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    Boots at the Boar Premium Member 16 days ago

    I was 17 30 years ago. I could not run a mile then, and I certainly can’t do it now.

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    news  15 days ago

    With inflation, a mile is longer these days.

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