Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for January 14, 2015
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January 15, 2015
Transcript:
European starlings were brought to the USA in 1890 by Eugene Schieffelin, who wanted to introduce all birds mentioned by Shakespeare into the country- they now number over 200 million! Wild almonds can cause lethal cyanide poisoning! Priests smashed coconuts on the heads of devotees during an ancient Hindu ritual held every August in Tamil Nadu, India.
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Templo S.U.D. almost 10 years ago
The Indian coconut thing must be causing quite some concussions.
Space_cat almost 10 years ago
We should do this to our newly elected officials after election day….With a bowling ball!
derdave969 almost 10 years ago
The ironic thing about starlings is there was at least one prior attempt to introduce them and they all died.
Simon_Jester almost 10 years ago
No, there’s also Rowdy Roddy Piper
NaturLvr almost 10 years ago
European or English house sparrow brought here from England are even worse. They compete with our native songbirds for food and nesting areas, particularly the bluebird, also wren, tree swallow and chickadee. The male sparrow will kill both hatchlings and adult bluebirds, building a nest on top of their carcass in the house. Nasty little birds, they are.
AliCom almost 10 years ago
Maybe he’s hindu?
tazz555 almost 10 years ago
I heard cashew shells are highly poisoness. Thats why we never see them in sale in shells
boldyuma almost 10 years ago
I didn’t know The Three Stooges were Hindu’s..Woob…Woob..Woob!
normivey almost 10 years ago
Starlings attend high school?
english.ann almost 10 years ago
The comments about cashews are giving me second thoughts about some new beverage called, “cashewmilk,” sold alongside almond milk. I’m thinking of watching to see if it gets pulled off shelves due to too many people getting sickened by it.
tuslog64 almost 10 years ago
I hear cashews are related to poison ivy. No problem when the husks are removed.I’ve also heard horses can eat poison ivy with no ill effects. It appears that our reaction to something in poison ivy could be the problem.When I was younger, I could pull up ivy with no problems.Not everyone is affected by it.