Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for September 11, 2022

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    Charlie Fogwhistle  about 2 years ago

    What Beer does Mr. Potato Head drink?

    Spud Lite.

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    Charlie Fogwhistle  about 2 years ago

    Why does Mrs. Potato Head have a mobile?

    In case Mr Onion Rings.

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    Templo S.U.D.  about 2 years ago

    Regarding Mr Potato Head, gotta miss Don Rickles (1926-2017) when Toy Story 4 came out.

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    Bilan  about 2 years ago

    Garlic doesn’t improve your body odor. It just doesn’t smell as bad when near the garlicky food.

    Microwaving does destroy a few of the nutrients more than regular cooking, but not most.

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    monkeysky  about 2 years ago

    Microwave ovens work by stimulating polar molecules to heat them up. In most foods, this basically means that the water in the food is directly heated up, and the rest of it is heated by the water. That’s why some types of food heat faster in the microwave than others, and why vegetables tend to shrivel when microwaved.

    The history of microwave ovens is also extremely weird. The phenonemon was discovered by a radar engineer who had a chocolate bar in his back pocket melt (and therefore was centimeters from melting his rear end). The first thing they tested it on deliberately was, funnily enough, popcorn kernels.

    The modern design of a small, contained microwave oven was developed a few years later by researchers in a lab studying cryogenic freezing, who needed a method of thawing out frozen hamsters quickly and consistently. The weirdest thing is: it was apparently an almost complete success, and most of the hamsters totally recovered. If it wasn’t for the fact that humans are too large for the waves to evenly penetrate, microwaves would solve a ton of problems with human cryogenic freezing.

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    DATo  about 2 years ago

    Mr. Potatohead: I think there was a styrofoam shape that roughly resembled a head which all the ears and eyes were stuck to when you first opened the box. It was more flat than spherical but you could still use it until you could find a real potato. It was one of the most disappointing gifts I ever received as a child.

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    DATo  about 2 years ago

    Eating garlic really DOES improve your body odor ….. to dogs …. but then you have to remember that they consider rolling in crap the same as applying cologne.

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    gobbledygook  about 2 years ago

    This installment brought to you by the National Microwave Council and the American Garlic League.

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    John Wiley Premium Member about 2 years ago

    Fifth (and final) in the “Brevity is the soul of wit” series…

    I removed all the German names from my contacts. Now my phone is Hans free.

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    e.groves  about 2 years ago

    I knew a guy who ate garlic. I couldn’t get close enough to tell anything about his body odor.

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    dv1093  about 2 years ago

    I’m old. I can remember the Mr. Potato Head toy for use with real potatoes.

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    Huckleberry Hiroshima  about 2 years ago

    We were not allowed to name our potatoes.

    Take care, may eschewed garlic aficionado Alexandria “Follow Me For More Life Hacks And Screeching Extremism Techniques With No Worries As To Actual Contact With The Fascist Naysayers Because You’ll Reek Just Like Me” Ocasiord-Cortezord be with you, and gesundheit.

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    heathcliff2  about 2 years ago

    Could octopuses be trusted to better manage the economy?

    Up with microwave ovens. Down with those opposed.

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    klbdds  about 2 years ago

    I remember the original “real” Mr. potato toy. The end is near & may I RIP.

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    AlienHillbilly  about 2 years ago

    A real potato- now that’s innovative! Wonder how they thought of that!

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    boresight2000  about 2 years ago

    My mum used to get mad when I used all her potatoes playing with my Mr potato head.

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    Charlie Fogwhistle  about 2 years ago

    The Octopi come from Royal lineage.

    They are blue bloods, after all.

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    alkabelis Premium Member about 2 years ago

    Sadly I’m so old I remember when Mr. Potato Head used real potatoes.

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    fgerbil46  about 2 years ago

    For those who are curious about the octopus blood: https://www.scienceabc.com/nature/animals/why-do-squids-and-octopuses-have-blue-blood.html

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    mindjob  about 2 years ago

    Worst mistake I made with a microwave was trying to cook spaghetti. The pasta turned to sludge before the water boiled

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    WCraft Premium Member about 2 years ago

    Mr. Potato Head? The new woke version is simply “Potato Head.”

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    diegot  about 2 years ago

    So what do kids use now, if not real potatoes?

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    gmu328  about 2 years ago

    the true blue bloods …

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    rbullfogg  about 2 years ago

    Mr Potato head! Well I remember that, had one, I guess it’s good someone is telling the old stories!

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    DatsunMan  about 2 years ago

    Those of you that live in the Santa Clara (silicon) valley and San Jose, most likely remember the smell the breeze wafting up through the valley from Gilroy, the garlic capital of the world. Nothing like the odor of garlic while walking to school in the morning.

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    the humorist formerly known as Hotshot1984 Premium Member about 2 years ago

    So I guess the blood of someone who lives in the U.S.A. is red, white AND blue

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    bookworm0812  about 2 years ago

    Microwaving may not destroy nutrients but it can destroy the taste of some things.

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    namelocdet  about 2 years ago

    I am old enough to remember my mother giving me a real potato so that I could play with my Mr. Potato Head. I remember “Pet Rocks” as well. Yup… I’m old.

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    dlasher  about 2 years ago

    I just noticed — that’s Mr. Potato Head being cooked in the microwave! EEEK!

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    Angry Indeed Premium Member about 2 years ago

    Put a clove of garlic under each armpit for an authentic aroma.

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    TheRip  about 2 years ago

    The original Mr. Potato Head ALWAYS came with a plastic body, a real potato was only used for the head.

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    pbr50138  about 2 years ago

    I remember those “Mr. Potato Head” toys, needing real potatoes to finish them. Why else would they call them POTATO heads?

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