Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for February 07, 2012
February 06, 2012
February 08, 2012
Transcript:
The 1864-70 War of the Triple Alliance in South America resulted in the deaths of 2/3 of Paraguay's adult man! Helicopter pilot Col. Latifa Nabizada is Afghanistan's only female pilot, and because the Afghan Air Force has no childcare facilities, her 5 -year-old daughter Malalai has accompanied her on more than 300 missions! The dwarf lantern shark, a species found off the coast of South America, only grows to about 6-8 inches in length!
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Aussie Down Under almost 13 years ago
If you start a war by picking on your three neighbours, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, at the one time then it would be no surprise.
ransomdstone almost 13 years ago
How can you fly a helicopter wearing a burka?
roscoedog55 almost 13 years ago
ain’t a shark, minnow with a bad dental plan.
hokiebird6552 almost 13 years ago
As the war dragged on, some Paraguayan soldiers entered combat without weapons and were expected to arm themselves from those of fallen comrades (Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 40, 1870)
jploch5408 almost 13 years ago
Here in the USA that is called child endangering!
hokiebird6552 almost 13 years ago
But, they had a great retirement plan and free medical care for life…
Stephen Gilberg almost 13 years ago
I want a dwarf lantern shark.
corpcasselbury almost 13 years ago
So does the daughter serve as the helo’s door gunner? One has to wonder why her superiors don’t require Nabizada to make other arrangements for the care of her daughter.
Puddleglum2 almost 13 years ago
“Jesus, Savior, pilot me!”
iced tea almost 13 years ago
I hope, in the future, little Malaili keeps a journal of all her adventures with her mother-flying over those mountains.
i_am_the_jam almost 13 years ago
At the end of the war, the 3 armies surrounded the president, his son, and about 100 soldiers.
The president refused to surrender.
Pygar almost 13 years ago
I know what you are saying, but for just a minute I pictured a bunch of ticked-off Paraguayans… in the other kind of tank…
natureboyfig4 Premium Member almost 13 years ago
A few lawyers in a shark tank would look better.
;-)
natureboyfig4 Premium Member almost 13 years ago
The 1870s must have been a fun time to be an adult male in Paraguay!