Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for July 28, 2013
Transcript:
In 1969 the future British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher predicted that No woman in my time will be Prime Minister. The planet Gliese 436b- located 30 light years away from Earth- consist largely of ice, yet its temperature is 822 degrees F! It's very high gravitational pressure keeps the ice solid at high temperatures. Yum! The yellow substance castoreum, secreted with urine when beavers mark their territory, is commonly used as a flavoring and ice cream!
Templo S.U.D. over 11 years ago
I’m not sure if I want ice cream in a cone ever again.
billb181 over 11 years ago
I think today I will leave the “Beaver” story alone. Sorry Jerry Mathers! :)
suzibuy over 11 years ago
Well, now I’m gonna make sure I don’t order ice cream and put mayo on my Hot Dog…..oh wait, Hot Dogs have all of that “other stuff” in them too.
juicebruce over 11 years ago
How and who collects this beaver stuff ? We humans do some crazy stuff, I used to follow my dog with a duo-stick so I could figure out how to adjust the insulin dose. Put stick in urine stream and watch for the color change !
RetFor over 11 years ago
and carmine, which is used as a bright red food coloring, is crushed beetles. hence the name ‘bug juice’. also, the swim bladder of a fish is used as a clarifying agent in drinks. and thats just a few. youd never eat processed food again if you knew all the stuff thats used to produce it.
Stephen Gilberg over 11 years ago
Personally, I find Gliese 436b especially interesting. I expect almost anything from humans, but not from physics.
forokwasicartoons over 11 years ago
Margaret was not a seer at all.
i_am_the_jam over 11 years ago
At least that flavoring is biodegradable…
pam Miner over 11 years ago
Who? 1st tasted beaver urine? and why?
Marvin3 over 11 years ago
Beaver piss. My day has been made.
Nightlasher over 11 years ago
All of a sudden, chocolate seems like a much more appealing flavor…
Fuzzy Thinker Premium Member over 11 years ago
Too much information…
gocomicsmember over 11 years ago
I am always dubious about claims for far distant planets that they have to infer from very faint evidence!