Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for June 30, 2012
Transcript:
A type II supernova, a catastrophic explosion of a star, is caused when the star collapses in on itself! In early 2012, an anonymous donor gave a mummified arm to the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick, MD, USA. It is believed to have come from the 1862 Battle of Antietam, and was found and preserved by a local farmer! Keshab Swain of Odisha, India, cracked open 85 green coconuts with his elbow in just 60 seconds!
Kali39 over 12 years ago
Mummified Arm: Civil War General Daniel Sickles delivered the leg he lost during the War to the National Museum of Health and Medicine, and he supposedly visited it whenever he had the chance. It’s still there…
Believe it or not (sorry, couldn’t resist…)
moe_the_cat over 12 years ago
I thought the big question was the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow
JohnnyFakename over 12 years ago
But then of course, African swallows are non-migratory.
Puddleglum2 over 12 years ago
Keshab needs plenty of elbow room!
iced tea over 12 years ago
Did he break his elbow after cracking all those coconuts?