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1. 2 days ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   Of course, they never found poor “Alo” again, but his surfboard eventually washed ashore a few hundred miles South, around Baja California Sur.

2. 3 days ago on Dick Tracy

   Ewwwww … Here comes an alliterative Perry White.

3. 6 days ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   Measuring its head’s range, the Wryneck’s beak can rotate Left 180 degrees and right 180 degrees for a range of 360 degrees.

4. 6 days ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   As a range of motion, assume a line through shoulder to neck to shoulder is 180 degrees, a straight line. Also assume your chin is pointed at 90 degrees to this line. As you rotate your head, you should be able to point your chin around to stop at your shoulder, either way. Most people can hopefully rotate their head from shoulder to shoulder, which is a range of motion of 180 degrees.

5. 9 days ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   For the Wryneck, I think he meant “almost 360 degrees.” I can easily turn my head slightly over 180 degrees.

6. 12 days ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   Uh … I think he means outdoor Christmas light decorations.

7. 12 days ago on Tarzan

   Can you imagine a wrestling match with a huge ape while rolling around and thrashing with a bow, arrows, and knife. Amazing how they remain intact.

8. 15 days ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   Burning hair? Hope he has a well ventilated shop.

9. 19 days ago on Cleats

   OFFSIDES !

10. 21 days ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

    A web search indicates “The Ig Nobel Prize is a satirical award that recognizes research that makes people laugh and then think.”

    New Jersey? Wow, having lived there, I did not know Garbage Recycling, Waste Treatment, and Air Pollution Engineering was in so much demand.