Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for December 08, 2010

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Sergeant Horace Weigert- a U.S. soldier during the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), was hit by 3 cannonballs during the seige of Fort Texas. The first wounded him, a second killed him and the third later blew apart his grave site! People born with blindness dream only in sound, touch, taste and smells. A person can briefly dip their hand into liquid nitrogen without suffering frostbite despite the nitrogen's -320 tempurature - thanks to the Leidenfrost effect, which creates a thin layer of vapor that serves as temporary insulation!