Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for December 23, 2021

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    pearlsbs  almost 3 years ago

    Mike should have fixed that crack with a pumpkin patch.

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    Templo S.U.D.  almost 3 years ago

    At least /voy-tek/ didn’t take the Polish soldiers’ pick-a-nick baskets of rations, right?

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    Bilan  almost 3 years ago

    Running a race with a carriage is common and running at 9.32 mph is not that impressive.

    In 1989, Dick Hoyt pushed and pulled his son (with cerebral palsy) through an entire Ironman race. That’s impressive.

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    Caldonia  almost 3 years ago

    It would be funny if the baby spent most of the race bawling his lungs out.

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    therese_callahan2002  almost 3 years ago

    “You can’t disqualify me. I’m the Great Pumpkin who delivers toys on Halloween.”

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    Charlie Fogwhistle  almost 3 years ago

    If Heather Hann could maintain the same pace for a full marathon, it would translate into under 3 hours, which is a respectable time for amateur athletes not pushing baby carriages. I’m impressed she could push that stroller for over 6 miles at that speed just 1 year postpartum. But it’s pretty believable.

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    Huckleberry Hiroshima  almost 3 years ago

    The bear later went on to Russian mascot fame.

    Take care, may snot-nosed pram rider Sean “Hey, I Crossed The Finish Line Before Her And Got No Credit” Hannord be with you, and gesundheit.

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    e.groves  almost 3 years ago

    Way to go, Heather.

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    petermerck  almost 3 years ago

    Due to the time to verify and lead time to publish, I think Ripley is a fan of the Bob and Tom radio show who reported pumpkin and stroller story a few weeks ago.

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    oakie817  almost 3 years ago

    Wojtek wasn’t ‘enlisted’, he was bought and raised by Polish troops as a cub and was officially made a corporal later during WWII…it’s a great story and worth reading and he lived until 1963 in zoo in Scotland, and the soldiers who raised him continued to visit him

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    Jogger2  almost 3 years ago

    In the summer of 2019, Cynthia Arnold finished a marathon in 3:11:54 while pushing her three kids. The estimated combined weight of kids and stroller was 185 pounds. She shattered the previous Guinness Book of World Records for running a marathon while pushing 3 people in a stroller.

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    moeric9  almost 3 years ago

    Was the one year old first in the baby division?

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    PatrickSeidl  almost 3 years ago

    For many, running close to a six-minute mile is impressive and to do it for six miles while pushing a stroller is even better.

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    JoshHere  almost 3 years ago

    Why? Were babysitters on strike that day?

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    dv1093  almost 3 years ago

    I don’t know – is 40 minutes a good time for a 10K race?

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    WCraft Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    However, all was not lost with the 1.25 ton pumpkin. Libby paid the same price as the contest award and made it it into over 2000 cans of pumpkin.

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    Dan Tooker  almost 3 years ago

    Just a coincidence but I was also disqualified from a beautiful baby contest in 1953 for having a small crack in my exterior.

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