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1. about 9 years ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   Ripley’s been reading wiki and regurgitating. The Carnivora page states that the southern elephant seal is the largest member of the carnivora classification.However, a carnivore “is an organism that derives its energy and nutrient requirements from a diet consisting mainly or exclusively of animal tissue, whether through predation or scavenging”, which includes other animals beyond the carnivora classification.

   So this is one I do not believe (correctly)

2. about 9 years ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   Real money printed:The Bureau of Engraving and Printing produces 38 million notes a day with a face value of approximately $541 million. That doesn’t mean there is $541 million more money circulating today than there was yesterday, though, because 95% of the notes printed each year are used to replace notes already in circulation (http://www.forbes.com/sites/richardfinger/2013/09/20/the-federal-reserve-is-making-a-big-mistake/)Per year this is ~ 14 billion notes, or 200 billion dolars

   Newer (September 2008 and later) US editions instead provide a total of $20,580 (was $15,140), 240 notesApprox 1 million copies of monopoly sold per year.

   Equivalent to 240 million notes, 20 billion dollars.

   It is not even close. Does Ripley’s check there facts or do they just regurgitate other’s claims?

3. about 9 years ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   The sun’s core is at a high temperature, but it does not produce much heat per volume: (Wiki…)At the center of the Sun, fusion power is estimated by models to be about 276.5 watts/m3.4 Despite its intense temperature, the peak power generating density of the core overall is similar to an active compost heap, and is lower than the power density produced by the metabolism of an adult human. The Sun is much hotter than a compost heap due to the Sun’s enormous volume.5

   So a piece the size of a pinhead is unlikely to kill anyone, especially not at 100 miles