Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for August 30, 2012
August 29, 2012
August 31, 2012
Transcript:
Scientists have discovered colonies of sea grass in the Mediterranean Sea that are genetically a single organism and have been growing and cloning themselves for an estimated 100,000 years! A Venus fly trap's jaw like leaf trap can only snap shot 3 or 4 times before dying! Players of the ancient Mesoamerican ball game Ulama, bash their bodies against solid rubber balls weighing up to 9 pounds- which cause severe bruises and has resulted in deaths!
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Tog over 12 years ago
I wouldn’t like to try heading that ball.
zipperg over 12 years ago
Maybe Obama should try Ulama.
alan.gurka over 12 years ago
In those ancient MesoAmerican games, the losers were beheaded. So, what’s a few bruises and broken bones if you live to brag about it?
Stephen Gilberg over 12 years ago
Wasn’t that a sport where losers were allegedly beheaded, unless the records exaggerated?I used to own a flytrap. Now I feel better about it dying so soon.And now I kinda envy grass.
Lazydoggs3 over 12 years ago
I bought a Venus fly trap from the dollar store it lasted a couple weeks thank it barely ate two flys
elysummers over 12 years ago
I did not know that about a Venus Fly Trap. :{
Scott S over 12 years ago
Also called Pok Ta Pok, so says the guide at the Coba ruins.
Puddleglum2 over 12 years ago
Balls bash bodies badly …brutally, even (Snagglepuss)