Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for August 18, 2001
Transcript:
Alex Vellekoop of the Netherlands proposed to his girlfriend, Wendy Krens, by having eight of his friends dive into a river and hold up signs that spelled it out! Wendy do you want to marry me? Believe It or Not! In Venice, Italy, all gondolas are required by law to be painted black unless they belong to a government official!
Can you describe your Gondola?
Yes, officer, it was long and skinny and black…