Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for January 21, 1999

Transcript:

A (House of) Commons mistake Believe It or Not! Big Ben is not the name of the clock in England's House of Parliament! Big Ben is actually the name of the 13 ton bell in the clock tower! This could be the world's smallest crossword! Period is the meaning of the across clue; dot is the clue running down! In the Horse of a Different Colors scenes from the film the Wizard of Oz, the white horses were actually painted with brightly colored gelatin dessert instead of paint!