Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for April 18, 2012
Transcript:
The Jamaican click beetle, the world's brightest glowing insect, was once used by tribesmen around the Caribbean to light their huts at night! The tombstone of George Spencer Millet (1894-1909) of New York City recounts his death- in which he accidentally tripped and stabbed himself while six women were trying to kiss him for his birthday! 3 -year-old Isbac Pacunda of Peru underwent surgery on Jan. 30, 2012, to remove a partially formed fetus- his twin- from his abdomen!
Aussie Down Under over 12 years ago
Now that’s what I call being dead unlucky in love.
dagilxxx over 12 years ago
George Spencer Millet worked in the NY Metropolitan Life Building as an office boy. On his 15th birthday, he was chased by a group of young women who wanted to give him a birthday kiss. In the scuffle he fell on his ink eraser, which pierced his heart and killed him.
dagilxxx over 12 years ago
actual inscription:lost life by stab in falling on ink eraser evading six young women trying to give him birthday kisses in office metropolitan life building
Puddleglum2 over 12 years ago
I hope they got it ‘debugged’, first!
MichaelClayton over 12 years ago
George Millet was 15 years old when this happened?
goweeder over 12 years ago
Regarding the three-year-old in Peru, whose twin was surgically removed from his belly: I guess I have to believe folks who they tell me their god works in mysterious ways!
HereAndGone over 12 years ago
Goweeder… No you don’t but you should believe people when they tell you you’re a troll.
tuslog64 over 12 years ago
Reminds me of the lady that specified in her will that only women pall-bearers would be allowed at her funeral.“Men wouldn’t take me out while I was living, so — "
Stephen Gilberg over 12 years ago
I know of a parisitic twin removed from the abdomen of an 18-year-old. Closest thing I’ve seen to a pregnant man.
KA7DRE Premium Member over 12 years ago
About the 3 year old in Peru . . . That sounds like it should bein one of the displays at the Mayo Medical Museum I went through back in the 1960’s. You don’t want to go in there on a full stomach.
chris_weaver over 12 years ago
Love kills!
Yukoneric over 12 years ago
Georgy Porgy, puddin’ n pie; kissed the girls and made them cry………………
Pygar over 12 years ago
Poor kid. Reminds me of the “This man is about to die” segment from “Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life”… or whichever one it was.