Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for December 28, 2009

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China's largest desert, the Taklamakan, covers about 130,000 square miles and in January 2008, snow blanketed the entire area for the first time! Pipe mail! The mayor of Aukra, Norway, sent a letter to the parish council chairman in Easington, England, through an 800-mile underwater gas pipeline on Aug. 19, 2009! Submitted by Bobby Owens, Myrtle Beach, S.C., USA Major league baseball player Fernando Tatis became the first person to bring in 8 runs during one inning when he hit 2 grand slam home runs on April 23, 1999!