Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for December 26, 2016
Transcript:
According to documents recognized by Indonesian officials, Mbah Gotho from Sragen, Java, was born on December 31, 1870- making him 145 years old! Didaskaleinophobia is the fear of going to school! The Mall of America, in Bloomington, Minnesota, is so big that it can hold 24,336 school buses!
I believe the expression is “going on.” Don’t you remember when you were 12 but “going on 13”?
Seriously, though. That’s about 30 years higher than the next-highest claim. Why haven’t we heard about this guy before?