Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for March 25, 2011

Transcript:

Although snowflakes are transparent, a pile of snow is white because the flakes collectively reflect most of the light that shines on them! On Nov. 30, 2010, Joseph Guiso of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, married his dog in an elaborate wedding ceremony in front of 30 invited guests! Joseph-Desire Mobutu, president of Zaire (1965-1997), changed his name to Mobutu Sese Seko Koko Ngbendu wa za banga- which means: "The all-powerful warrior, who, because of endurance and an inflexible will to win, will go from conquest to conquest leaving fire in his wake"!