Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for January 07, 2014
Transcript:
The Bateleur Eagle of South Africa, can change the color of the skin on its face and legs depending on his mood. Walruses can easily swim for more than three days without sleeping! President George W. Bush and his 2004 election opponent John Kerry are both related to Playboy founder Hugh Hefner!
Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr almost 11 years ago
A lot goes on in the bunny hutch, apparently.
Templo S.U.D. almost 11 years ago
U.S. President William Howard Taft is somehow related to L.D.S. President Ezra Taft Benson (who was also U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower’s Secretary of Agriculture as well as the grandfather of political cartoonist Steve Benson).
DaJellyBelly almost 11 years ago
With this nasty extreme weather, PLEASE check up with your elderly family members and/or neighbors.
Marc Poschman almost 11 years ago
The Bateleur Eagle has epaulettes.
bluegirl285 almost 11 years ago
Troy Aikman is a distant relation and a friend of mine is cousins with Sandra Bullock.
edclectic almost 11 years ago
Ooohh…let’s all play Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon!
e.groves almost 11 years ago
How are they related to Hefner?
Laynegg almost 11 years ago
Let’s make it even simpler…There was Noah, his wife, his three sons and their wives on the ark…we are all related to Noah and thus to each other. :-)
Weakstream almost 11 years ago
What was Noahs time frame
RedSamRackham almost 11 years ago
BFD … If you trace any 2 people’s families back several generations you’ll find they’re distant cousins. whoop de dooooo! ☺
tigerchik32 almost 11 years ago
We’re also distantly related to bananas and coffee beans. What’s your point?
Fuzzy Thinker Premium Member almost 11 years ago
I am researching my family tree and my wife is doing hers. I don’t see a common ancestor being possible anytime within the next 100 generations. Geography is important when people ‘predict statistically’ that your are married to your ‘cousin’.
Stephen Gilberg almost 11 years ago
“Do you walrus swim that long?”