Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for February 08, 2010

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Viking land boat! Matt Norris of Austin, Texas, USA, built a 45-foot-long human-powered vehicle in the style of a viking longboat! About 90% of the plants and animals of Madagascar's Tsingy de Bemaraha national park are found nowhere else on earth! The Brewster body shield was a suit of armor invented during World War I to shield soldiers from bullets. It was made from steel plates to repel machine gun fire, and weighed 40 pounds!