Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for July 16, 2011
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Transcript:
Billiard balls were once made with nitrocellulose, and often caught fire or exploded! The material was a propellant for guns and artillery at the time. India's 2011 population is 1.21 billion people- more than the United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan and Bangladesh combined! Lucy Temerlin American psychologist Maurice Temerlin (1924-1988) raised a baby chimpanzee as his own daughter- teaching her to dress herself and you sign language!
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