Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for July 03, 2014
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Transcript:
? People suffering from Capgras Syndrome believe their friends and family have been replaced by imposters. The famous 17th century English physician Nicholas Culpeper recommended eating grasshoppers to ease stomach pain, and dried mice to help quell the effects of diabetes. A natural gas fire near Kirkuk, Iraq, has been burning for centuries, so long that some believe it is the fiery furnace referred to in the Old Testament!
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Templo S.U.D. over 10 years ago
Centralia, Pennsylvania has an underground fire that has been burning since 1962. Only has ten remaining citizens.
Carl Rennhack Premium Member over 10 years ago
@ TEMPLO S.U.D.—And those ten are employed at containing the fire…talk about a long-term job!
crpeters over 10 years ago
Shouldn’t that be impostOrs?
Stephen Gilberg over 10 years ago
That syndrome predates “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.” I wonder what makes it happen.I ate grasshopper tacos once. They weren’t bad with the spices.Perhaps that’s a *super*natural gas fire.
GulliverArkham over 10 years ago
At least they were dried, juicy mice would have been a bit much.
Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr over 10 years ago
Capgras sufferers have nothing to worry about.Right?
fixer1967 over 10 years ago
I wished some of my family and friends were replaced by imposter. It would be an improvement
SMMAssociates over 10 years ago
Had a loopy co-worker who was convinced that various local politicians and other money folks who were supposed to be deceased had faked the paperwork, and were living it up in FL….