Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for October 02, 2019

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    Templo S.U.D.  about 5 years ago

    That aerial Alaskan pizza delivery service reminds me of — if anyone remembers this early 1990s Disney TV show — a “TaleSpin” episode. (Where does Tommy even live?)

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    jimmjonzz Premium Member about 5 years ago

    I am reminded that I need to find a reliable caretaker for my Hermann’s tortoise, Darwin.

    He’s twelve years old as of last month, entirely vegetarian, prefers grass and weeds to store bought vegetables. By prefers I mean that he likes them better and that they are better for him as his kind have evolved a digestive system uniquely capable of digesting highly fibrous “waste” weeds that other animals shun. A steady diet of the fruits and veggies best for humans would make him constantly sick and doom him to an early death.

    He’s among the smallest of tortoises, full grown at only about six inches of shell length, a little over a pound in weight. The females of his kind are at least twice that size, usually even larger.

    But he’ll surely outlive me and I owe it to him to see that he is well cared for when that time comes.

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    Gent  about 5 years ago

    I thought keeping exotic pets was illegal in most civilized countries.

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    The Pro from Dover  about 5 years ago

    The coffee taster probably still gets paid minimum wage with no benefits and is told “Your lucky you still have a job”.

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    fgerbil46  about 5 years ago

    That must be expensive pizza!

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    Carl Rennhack Premium Member about 5 years ago

    Tommy’s 121? Amazing! She doesn’t look a day over 99!

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    markhughw  about 5 years ago

    Before Herman’s Tortoise, she was Trudy’s tortoise. and before that, Wilbur’s, and before that Ruth’s, and before that Penelope’s, and before that…

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    Nighthawks Premium Member about 5 years ago

    to determine the age of a tortoise , you have to count the rings on the shell.

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    Gameguy49 Premium Member about 5 years ago

    The pet turtle I got in the 1950’s didn’t live for a month. I’m glad that sort of pet is no longer allowed!

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    NoNameOntheBullet Premium Member about 5 years ago

    I would suggest the coffee taster; Gennaro, should also insure his upper palate and sinus cavities as they are also associated with the sense of taste.

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    57BelAir  about 5 years ago

    He didn’t insure his olfactory glands??? That’s stupid.

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    Fain Zimmerman Premium Member about 5 years ago

    WE’ve been there! To Airport Pizza located in Barrow, AK. Very good pizza – and there are few roads there, and those are impassible except by snowmobile then.

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    Eugeno  about 5 years ago

    Practically everything gets delivered by plane in Alaska – watch Flying Wild in Alaska on Quest – you’ll see why.

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    craigwestlake  about 5 years ago

    Airport Pizza supplies frisbee-trained dogs to all their customers…

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