Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for July 20, 2016
Transcript:
And the point is... Members of the Mentawai tribe on the cluster of islands off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, believe that women are more beautiful if they have their teeth chiseled to sharp points! Steeped in history! Recently discovered in Xi'an, China, the world's oldest tea leaves are an incredible 2100 years old! Really slow goes it! The average winning speed of the first car race in 1894 was only 11 MPH!
Templo S.U.D. over 8 years ago
I think I’ve heard about the tooth-filing custom elsewhere in Asia or somewhere in Africa, but for both genders.
hawgowar over 8 years ago
Must make oral sex adventurous.
Peam Premium Member over 8 years ago
If that car race was in Vermont, where they had Red Flag Laws in1894, I suppose the guy with the flag would have had to run rather than walk.
Neo Stryder over 8 years ago
That was a madness in 1894 (=P)
CeeJay over 8 years ago
2,100 year old tea leaves! Can they be cloned so that we can share tea with people who lived centuries before us. I wonder how close they are to todays tea leaves?
CeeJay over 8 years ago
There is a ton of material on line about the tea found at Xi’an China!
wjones over 8 years ago
11 miles per hour, That’s .1833 (a little less then 2/10’s) mile a min. Most people can run that fast.
Stephen Gilberg over 8 years ago
I thought it was 7 mph. And the first speeding ticket was for 12 mph.
Chad Cheetah over 8 years ago
I’ve seen pictures of those women.
Dean over 8 years ago
How do I make a link turn blue, as in clickable?Few days ago I had a http: etc. that I copied and pasted into a comment which others could copy into a search bar if they wanted. I am on a Mac.
Eugeno over 8 years ago
I believe there were other cars that were faster, but they failed to finish.