Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for September 20, 2012
September 19, 2012
September 21, 2012
Transcript:
Free funerals for residents of the city that cannot afford one was a campaign promise that helped Ricardo Alvarez win his position as mayor of Tegucigalpa, Honduras! The 2011 Japanese tsunami washed out to see a motorcycle owned by Ikuo Yokoyama of Miyagi Prefecture, but Peter Mark of Haida Gwail, BC, Canada, discovered it on the Canadian coast a year later with the license plate intact! While in hibernation, black bears are able to heal most of their wounds, including gunshots and bite marks- without any infection and almost no scarring!
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SusanSunshine Premium Member about 12 years ago
I don’t want to vote for someone who’ll give me a funeral!
Not just yet, thanks anyway.
roscoedog55 about 12 years ago
The hibernating bear is an incredible state that science has studied and has been unable to explain a lot of mysteries.I would love to sleep through all the snow and cold and dark days ahead. Just leave me a wake up call for around May 1st.
Red_Fez about 12 years ago
Hmmm… promises that you can’t keep. Next he’ll be touting Hope & Change.
daniel_bel about 12 years ago
I don’t want to be near you when you wake up and remove that plug. What did you eat last?
milano99 about 12 years ago
Yes, it was in a shipping container. And to DP — that “jap” motorcycle was a Harley (if I remember the pictures correctly).
Pigmeat about 12 years ago
He should know what really works: “tax cuts for millionaires!!”
Stephen Gilberg about 12 years ago
But why black bears in particular? They’re not the only hibernators.
Puddleglum2 about 12 years ago
The license plate was intact, but did everything else have to be recycled?
elysummers about 12 years ago
Yeah, but they probably don’t sink that far in salt water. it could have easily been pulled up by a very stong current during storm.
Fan o’ Lio. about 12 years ago
I’m sure those bears don’t want a bunch of ugly scars.
tuslog64 about 12 years ago
Did he promise they could vote too?
meg_grif about 12 years ago
Who can’t afford a free funeral?