Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for March 09, 2014
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March 10, 2014
Transcript:
Ripley's Believe It or Not! British pilots in World War II carried specially modified pencils that hid maps and a compass. Certain species of ants and termites grow their own fungus for food! Assassin Charles Guiteau, who shot President James Garfield dead in 1881, chose a .44 caliber "British Bulldog" pistol because he though it would look nice in a museum!
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And, wow, the Axis Powers would never think to find a map and compass in a pencil. By the way, you’d think you’d lose a compass that small in the cockpit; you’d have to have good vision to read it.