Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for March 28, 2012
March 27, 2012
March 29, 2012
Transcript:
Web toed salamanders flee predators by rolling into wheels and tumbling down hill! There is only one naturally occurring radioactive gas- radon, and it rises from the ground in small amounts all around the world! Britain's King George I brought a feral boy, found in the forests of Germany, to live among his court as a pet! Peter the Wild Boy, as he was named, even wore a collar bearing his name and address.
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Aussie Down Under over 12 years ago
What if the web-toed salamander is on level ground? I suppose the predator wins and it’s all down hill for the salamander.
Puddleglum2 over 12 years ago
Yes, and if the salamander ‘rolls into wheels’ that are rolling, it will be flattened. :o)
Puddleglum2 over 12 years ago
What happens to a web-toed toad?
Puddleglum2 over 12 years ago
Out west, is the salamander “drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds”?
runar over 12 years ago
The salamander’s favorite song is Fat Man by Jethro Tull:
“We’ll just roll down a mountain and show the fat man who wins!”
roscoedog55 over 12 years ago
Who’s died or even gotten ill from Radon gas exposure in their home?Seems it’s a scam to sell foundatioin vent fans.
jpsomebody over 12 years ago
The deadly gas that floats around my house isn’t Radon.
yohannbiimu over 12 years ago
George I (born Georg Louis in Hannover) was German, and likely brought this boy with him when he became king of England.
Stephen Gilberg over 12 years ago
It seems the madness, or at least the jerkery, of George III was partly hereditary.
iced tea over 12 years ago
Peter the Wild Boy would make a great novel. I won’t mind reading it. I wonder if he was ever tamed?
tadchem over 12 years ago
Helium, the lightest naturally occurring gas on earth, also rises from the ground in small amounts all around the world, and it is formed by other radioactive elements.