Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for July 21, 2012
July 20, 2012
July 22, 2012
Transcript:
Mighty mite! Joby Matthew of India- was born with underdeveloped legs, which forced him to make frequent use of his arms and led him to become a champion arm wrestler! Shigeyoshi Osaki, of Japan's Nara Medical University, makes violin strings from woven spiderweb silk! Haiti lies more than 5000 miles away from the African continent- but it is set to become a member of the African Union in 2013!
More From Ripley's Believe It or Not
Nicole ♫ ⊱✿ ◕‿◕✿⊰♫ Premium Member over 12 years ago
Good for Haiti! Being apart of an international organization can provide much needed benefits that they can’t on their own.
tedunn5453 over 12 years ago
Haiti has enough problems now. Just wait until 2013 and then their problems will seem small compared to what the African Union has.
Stephen Gilberg over 12 years ago
Oh, I was afraid that Joby Mathew took up knuckle walking.
Puddleglum2 over 12 years ago
Joby wins a medal showing his mettle!
tuslog64 over 12 years ago
Ironies of history. Globally speaking, Madagascar is next door to Africa – but it was settled by Indonesians!
Casey Southards over 12 years ago
How does he keep the strings from breaking? Arm wrestling champ, goes to show we all have something if we work hard to find it.
iced tea over 12 years ago
I heard the natives of Haiti are like our African Americans-descendants of African slaves. I’m sure Africa will help them out of poverty.