Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for June 03, 1996

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Ripley's Believe It or Not! A 1988 college football game between Southeast Missouri State and Troy, Alabama State, was played on two different fields on the same day! Submitted by Richard Gibson, Lafayette, LA "The Biggest Meat Pie" A meat pie created in Palo Negro, Arugua, Venezuela, to celebrate The Three Kings Feast on Jan. 6, 1996, measured 132 feet in length and weighed over 1100 lbs! Submitted by Arturo Linero, Valencia, Venezuela The term "white elephant" comes from Thailand, where only the Emperor could ride a white elephant so if he gave one away to a rival, the person could not use it and was forced to maintain it at great personal cost!