Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for September 24, 2012
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Ripley's Believe It or Not *OUCH* Bleaklow Moorlands, east of Manchester, England, has peat soil that is more acidic than lemon juice! *WELL? HMM* Male fireflies flash their blinking bioluminescent lights to attract mates, but female fireflies will only flash back at a pattern of light they find attractive! Thomas Daigle of Milford, Mass, USA, paid off the final bill of his house mortgage entirely in pennies - more than 62,000 of them!
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the mortgage final payment couldn’t happen in Australia or a lot of other countries. Even when Aussie land still used 1c coins, it was only legal tender to use a max of $10 worth at a time