Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for January 12, 2014
January 11, 2014
January 13, 2014
Transcript:
Polish fashion designer Monika Jarosz makes purses and handbags from the skins of toxic Australian cane toads! David Babcock of Missouri knitted a 12 foot scarf while completing the Kansas City Marathon in October 2013. Sounds yummy! The Yanomami tribe of the Amazon rain forest eat the ashes and ground-up bones of their dead mixed with bananas.
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Aussie Down Under almost 11 years ago
Saves money as you don’t need a funeral plan.
barefoottech almost 11 years ago
Cane toads (Rhinella marina) are an invasive species from South America.There is no native toads in Australia therefore there can not be any “Australian Cane Toads”.
bluegirl285 almost 11 years ago
Nothing like bananas fortified with burnt carbon and calcium to start off your morning.
hill2209 almost 11 years ago
This native custom is an extreme version of “waste not, want not.”
BearsDown Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Uncle Fred certainly has good taste!
e.groves almost 11 years ago
I have Cheerios with sliced bananas.
captainofgondor almost 11 years ago
Wonder if this Babcock fellow is a Doctor Who fan?
GokaiGold almost 11 years ago
Aww man! i just ate Banana Pancakes with PB Chips in it for breakfast!
chabias almost 11 years ago
I thought that purse looked more like a ‘man part’ than a toad, until I saw the eyes.
boldyuma almost 11 years ago
When they say they had Cap’n Crunch for breakfast they really did have Cap’n Crunch!
barefoottech almost 11 years ago
I know about the Cane toad and the history. I was stating that it is not called “Australian Cane toad”.
pnorman1 almost 11 years ago
You’ll have to overlook Josie, he’s an outlaw.