Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for January 02, 2015
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Transcript:
The newly discovered bone house wasp of China protects its larvae by blocking the entrance to its nest with dead ants. Say what? Women were barred from running the Boston Marathon until 1972, as organizers did not believe they were capable of finishing. Radium spas, where visitors bathe in hot radioactive Springs, are still popular in Japan, where many people believe that the water prevents aging and cures various ailments.
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I wonder how much radon gas is hovering just above the surface of the water – you know, right where everybody is breathing. It will prevent aging. You die young.