Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for July 01, 2012
June 30, 2012
July 02, 2012
Transcript:
Dung beetles collect animal dung as food for themselves and their young, preferring feces from chimpanzees and humans! What a way to go! 89-year-old Fred Guentert of Orlando, Fla., USA, has built his own coffin in the style of an ancient Egyptians sarcophagus, and wants to be mummified, wrapped in a shroud and buried in it after his death! The rare gemstone mineral alexandrite is green when seen in daylight, but appears red when viewed under incandescent light!
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Not bad Fred, but I still think Hunter S. Thompson’s did it better.
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