Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for February 18, 2025

About banana eaters

A French woman and a Spanish man had recently gotten married and moved to Spain.

The woman could not speak Spanish so whenever she wanted to buy chicken legs, she would raise her skirt a little and show her thighs, which the seller understood.

One day, she wanted to buy bananas so she brought her husband with her.

Well if you don’t, let me explain…

Quite simply, it was because her husband could speak Spanish!

That’s why the expression “When hippos fly” was changed to “When pigs fly”.

In comparison, the highest point in Pennsylvania is Mt. Davis, which is 3,213 feet in elevation.

The bananas we eat are very different from the wild bananas.

Catch air?

Ditto, “catch air”?

Netherlands is the only nation on earth to lie below sea-level. Thank goodness for the little Dutch boy and his finger…

And how is Lesotho doing up there?

I read that Chimps don’t eat bananas in natural settings either.

I’m moving to Lesotho!

But are there other countries that are entirely above 3280 feet? 3279?

Bhutan and Nepal are the top two, Lesotho is 6th, however, it is the highest country on the continent of Africa, which is likely what the writer meant.

I’m not a bird, but am a musophagidae. Who knew?

Ever find a banana worm inside a banana?

I did once and now I slice bananas before eating

I bet that’s what the bird’s were after. Like a woodpecker going after carpenter bee larva

Very edukational.

why were they named banana eaters if they don’t?

I want to be an admiral in the Lesotho naval forces!!!

I move fast after breaking wind

I should eat more bananas. I like the flavor, but I don’t like the mouth-feel.