Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for October 26, 2010
Transcript:
Michael Reagan, an artist from Edmonds, Wash. USA, is drawing portraits of every U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan and Iraq, and giving the art free to the families! Since 2003, he has drawn more than 2,000 portraits. The Antarctic Treaty- agreed to by more than 40 countries- prohibits any military activity on the land or ice shelves of Antarctica! Oops! James Brimmer of Flint, Mich., USA- was hit by a train, which sheared his car in half, while driving around a lowered railroad crossing gate, and the only injury he sustained was a scratched knee!
The top one made me smile. There are still good people in the world.