Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for April 19, 2015
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Transcript:
Prose composed... With toes! China's Hu Huiyuan wrote a 60,000 word novel using just her toes! Many birds crush ants and rub them on their feathers. The insect's formic acid helps ward off parasites! Harpreet Dev, a taxi driver in Punjab, India, takes all of his trips for first, driving backward!
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johnt204 over 9 years ago
Yeah, that would be the normal direction for reverse.
Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
How many words a minute can Miss Hu type? She also should’ve seen “Yenny” a few days ago: a laptop for her hands and another for her feet!
Kerovan over 9 years ago
Houdini used to tie and untie knots with his feet, while carrying on a conversation.
comixbomix over 9 years ago
So, does that mean that at the end (or is it the beginning?) of each ride, the cabbie owes the fare…the fare? (or is it the eraf?)
english.ann over 9 years ago
Some other comment posters mention “transmission failures”; one Chrysler (I don’t remember if it was a Plymouth Valiant or a Dodge Dart) I drove developed a problem in which it would spontaneously shift into NEUTRAL when I tried to make left turns; the whole steering column had to be taken apart to fix the problem.
Jogger2 over 9 years ago
Of course I believe the one about birds and ants. Birds and anting was described when I was in middle school. Another “Believe It Or Not” item about something that is widely known.