Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for June 22, 2023

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    monkeysky  over 1 year ago

    Blind mole rats really live up to their name. Their eyes are completely nonfunctional, and have a flat layer of skin covering them instead of openable eyelids.

    Like other types of mole rats, they have front teeth outside of their lips, so they can use them to dig without opening their mouths.

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    Cool Hand Luke Premium Member over 1 year ago

    Actually, the normal oxygen level is 20.9% but gas monitors don’t go into alarm above 19.5% or below 23%. So much for today’s trivial contribution.

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    Dean  over 1 year ago

    Not to confused with a chemist’s mole = 6.02214076×10^23.

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    therese_callahan2002  over 1 year ago

    That explains why one is Kim Possible’s pet.

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    therese_callahan2002  over 1 year ago

    Send a molerat down after that submersible.

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    zerotvus  over 1 year ago

    I must not have many mites….anymore……….

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    bpscg  over 1 year ago

    Friend of mine got a bone marrow transplant from his son; he inherited his son’s allergies.

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    Huckleberry Hiroshima  over 1 year ago

    So I guess if we split the difference a blind human rat would need about 9% oxygen to survive a sneeze from a demodex mite. ~ Science drop out Todd Setters, hey I proudly left my science studies when I saw how science was spelled, now I’ve got theories about everything

    May the board be with you as it is with Professor E. And gesundheit.

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    tremaine53  over 1 year ago

    “And those mites are the size depicted, above!”

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    MichiganMitten  over 1 year ago

    Why would they even test the oxygen thing?

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    mindjob  over 1 year ago

    I wonder if lice combs work for mites

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    Phoenix83  over 1 year ago

    How detrimental are those mites?

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    Buckeye67  over 1 year ago

    Every disgusting thing you might want to know about Demodex Mites: Male and female mites usually mate inside a follicle opening. They lay eggs inside your hair follicles and oil glands. Larvae hatch within 3-4 days and reach adulthood after 7 days. The mites live about 2 weeks. They usually come out at night to feast on dead skin cells before retreating to their hiding spots to lay eggs. When they die, they break down inside your hair follicles and sebaceous glands.

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    oakie817  over 1 year ago

    i’ve named my demodex mites…let’s see there’s george and ruth and jack and mable…

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 1 year ago

    great, someone’s marrow and allgeries

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    198.23.5.11  over 1 year ago

    And also co star with Kim Possible.

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