Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for November 12, 1999

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In 1909, a sailcycle was designed to that consisted of 216 FT boards bent into the shape of a boat with an attached sale that fitted onto a bicycle! In order to turn, the bike rider had to steer out of the wind- opposite to sailing a boat! A new running shoe called the Converse Star He:01 is the first shoe to use helium as a lighter than air cushion! The Litterini family of Tanunda, S. Australia, grew a radish that weighed 37 lbs., 15 oz.!