Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for January 03, 2014
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Health food? Robert Chesebrough the inventor of Vaseline, ate a spoonful every day until his death at the age of 96. Young men of the Ethiopian Bodi tribe compete to grow the fattest stomachs by gorging on cow's milk and blood for 6 months! The handheld communicator that Liam Neeson's character uses in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace is based on a Gillette Sensor Excel female razor.
Space_cat almost 11 years ago
And Geordi LaForge’s visor on STNG was made from 2 hair barrettes and painted gold.
bluegirl285 almost 11 years ago
The device Al always used on Quantum Leap was a bunch of neon-colored legos glued together.
juicebruce almost 11 years ago
I know some guys who use BEER to get the same results ! That kind of belly is hard on the back !
edclectic almost 11 years ago
That’s not all Bob did with Vaseline all those years!
billcor almost 11 years ago
think how long he might have lived w/o all the petroleum in his diet
BearsDown Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Bodi Builders?
Nighthawks Premium Member almost 11 years ago
nothing like a peanut butter and Vaseline Petroleum Jelly sandwich!
francisrossi almost 11 years ago
Didn’t the old tricorders have their lunch inside?
LV1951 almost 11 years ago
Everything Robert ate from then on went down “slick as a whistle!”
tadchem almost 11 years ago
They get big bellies like that on a low-carb diet? I need to get a new doctor!
boldyuma almost 11 years ago
Bodi tribe in Ethiopia has got it down to 2 months for the belly.The just opened up 5 McDonalds franchises..
Mariposamia almost 11 years ago
Just think of how long Mr. Chesebrough might have lived, if he hadn’t eaten petroleum products (sigh!).
AmyGrantfan51774 almost 11 years ago
Vaseline sounds gross ick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Karptaz almost 11 years ago
I thought it was the inventor of Vicks Vaporub that ate a spoonful every day – or maybe it is both
Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr almost 11 years ago
Most of the spacecraft in Star Wars look like the flat irons or kitchen utensils George Lucas might have played with as a kid, so why not shaver communicators?
loner34 almost 11 years ago
Yes