Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for December 07, 2006

Transcript:

Limey, slang for a British sailor is derived from the 18th-century practice by the British Navy of using rations of lime juice to prevent scurvy- a disease caused by vitamin C deficiency! Diamonds State Park and Arkansas has a diamond mine where visitors can search for and keep any gems they find! Believe it or not! Surajnath Yadav, a villager in Bihar, India, has been on trial for 33 years for stealing oxen- a crime with a maximum punishment of only 3 years in jail!