Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for November 17, 2011
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Transcript:
You're probably wondering why I'm here. Lithuania's capital Vilnius, has a bronze bust of American musician Frank Zappa built by members of the country's Cold War era independence movement to celebrate his influence- even though he wasn't Lithuanian and had never been there! Japanese architect Kazuya Morita built a compact home with every vertical surface consisting of shelving that was not only used for storage but actually helped support the entire house! Female phorid flies of certain species never grow wings her legs, mimicking the appearance of ant larvae and living their entire lives for the care of army ants!
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FatTonyBalducci about 13 years ago
Typical female!….has to be waited on constantly
kimlambiguit about 13 years ago
apparently they don’t need wings or legs to work in the kitchen.
tinteardrop about 13 years ago
Excellent obscure lyric Zappa reference!! Before I read the section the song was playing in my head.
mikatt1 about 13 years ago
Puddleglum2 about 13 years ago
Morita just couldn’t control ‘himshelf’!
Nighthawks Premium Member about 13 years ago
fixated female phorid flies frequently flock to fructose free facilities
Ulo about 13 years ago
Gee, it’d be great if they would stop ripping off Yahoo news stories. I read about the architect earlier this year. This hasn’t been the first time either.
Bob. about 13 years ago
If a “fly” can’t fly is it a “walk”?