Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for October 23, 2004
Transcript:
On April 7, 1865, in Hartlepool, England, workers excavated a block of limestone and split it open to find that a living code had been encased in it! As an incentive for donating blood, the Czech Republic has instituted a program that offers to free pints of beer to anyone who volunteers! The Sea Scouts of the Seven Seas Sailing School of Buffalo, NY, created a 25 foot Irwin sailboat that Believe it or not is the world's first and only brick boat!