Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for August 19, 2012
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Mouse airdrop! To reduce the number of invasive snakes on the island of Guam, authorities parachute mice into the jungle that have been laced with acetaminophen- which is lethal to the snakes! Amir Mohammad Afridi of Pakistan put so much effort into maintaining his elaborate mustache that his former hometown of Banna paid him a stipend to maintain it! During the weekend of the Kentucky Derby horse race at the Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, KY., USA, the bars serve nearly 120,000 mint julep cocktails!
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