Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for October 24, 2012
Transcript:
Musicians held a continuous concert at AJ's Cafe in Ferndale, Mich., USA, that concluded April 3, 2011- after 16 days! People who have been able to see during their entire life and are suddenly struck blind can develop Anton's Syndrome- in which they are mentally unaware that they have become blind! On April 11, 2012, two freshman golfers on the Davis High School golf team in Fargo, ND., USA, and hit a hole-in-one on the same hole, within minutes of each other!
roscoedog55 about 12 years ago
So flat the largest hill is the overpass of the interstate highway
IndyMan about 12 years ago
Since when was this declared ‘crap’ on North Dakota Day?Nebraska is just as flat. Before anyone says anything—I’m from Illinois.
aimlesscruzr about 12 years ago
Nebraska – so flat you can hop up on a bucket and see both coasts…
corpcasselbury about 12 years ago
I’d never heard of Anton’s Syndrome before. The idea that someone could be mentally unaware that they are blind is just so bizarre. I mean, how could that happen? You’d think the total lack of any visual input would be a dead giveaway.
Mostly Water Premium Member about 12 years ago
Anton’s Syndrome explains a lot of the comments I read in GOCOMICS Land.
elysummers about 12 years ago
seemed to be there only to lead to someone’s ranch. And probably were.
Stephen Gilberg about 12 years ago
Anton’s sounds like the reverse of blindsight, in which people who insist they can’t see show evidence to the contrary.
tuslog64 about 12 years ago
Illinois has a lot of flat land also, I just happen to live near the Mississippi River where the hills and hollers are and the erosion.
tadchem about 12 years ago
Anton’s Syndrome may be related to anosognosia, a condition in which a person who suffers disability seems unaware of the existence of his or her disability. It is most often seen in the terminally stupid.
wjones about 12 years ago
Anyone that thinks North Dakota is flat has never been in Western North Dakota.
Stephen Gilberg about 12 years ago
No, that’s prosopagnosia.