Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for April 17, 2012

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Scientists studying the Pacific's 4 mile deep Kermadec trench discovered a previously unknown bug like amphipod that grows as large as 13 inches long- skittering along the sea floor! The rare genetic disorder congenital erythropoitic porphyria can cause such sensitivity to light that sun exposure can scar a person's skin and blind them! When waves of charged particles from solar storms reach Earth, they can trigger glowing auroras, disrupt satellites and short out high tech equipment!