Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for July 22, 2024

Hey bacon lovers, you have a healthy choice now

Imma take your word for it, re. the bacon bug :-(

1996 scientists grew an ear on the back of a mouse… Growing half a foot on teeth sounds a little more complicated… And I’m curious as to which half…

Any inkling I had to go to Gatlinburg Tennessee just evaporated.

A man goes to the dentist to ask how much it would be to pull a tooth.

“$100,” said the dentist.

“Oh, that’s expensive,” said the man. “Do you have anything cheaper?”

“That’s the normal price for an extraction,” said the dentist.

The man thinks about it, “What about if you don’t use the anesthetic?”

“Well, that would be unusual, but we could do that. It would be about $75.”

The man thinks some more.

“What about if you used a trainee and no anesthetic?”

“Well,” said the dentist,” I think that could work, but it would be a lot more painful. I think that would be about $35.”

The man thought some more.

“That’s still a lot. What if you make it a training session with a student doing the extraction, and the other students can watch?”

The dentist says, “Ok, that would be good for the students, but it will be traumatic to have it done that way. I’ll charge you $5 for that.”

“Great,” said the man. “That’s perfect. Can I book my wife for her appointment on Wednesday?

I’m not surprised that a squirrel’s front incisors grow 6" a year, but I’m really curious about how much their back incisors grow.

We’re not eating bugs. Give it up corporate media.

A six-year-old squirrel could be very long in the tooth if not for good dental nutrition.

I can’t wait to not go to that museum.

Where do solitary salt or pepper shakers go, or meet?

I’m no Swiftie but I bet that museum plays “♫ Shake It Off ♫”.

That illustration of the squirrel with jaws agape look like it’s in shock after reading about the bacon bug. ;-p

Having that extra half-foot must be why squirrels can climb trees so fast.

I live one County over and now have yet another reason not to go to Gatlinburg. However, I have to go to a conference there in August. I cannot see me venturing to the Salt and Pepper Museum during down time.

But how would Kevin Bacon taste any different than say Danny DeVito?

Breaking News: A man was admitted to the hospital today with 25 plastic toy horses inserted in his rectum. Doctors have described his condition as stable.

does that mean you can tell how old a squirrel is by how many feet it has?

MMMM, Bacon…

can’t wait to try a BBLT – bacon bug, lettuce, tomato – sandwich

Gatlinburg sounds like a very exciting place.