Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for September 04, 2012
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Ow! Punch the shark! While surfing off Oahu, Hawaii, on April 3, 2012, 28-year-old Joshua Holley was bitten by a shark, but escaped by punching it until it swam off! When a vizer fell out of favor with the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, he would have the mandatory death sentence commuted if he could beat the executioner in a race to the gates of the palace complex! Chuck Engle of Coos Bay, Ore., USA- has won 145 marathons since he began running them in 2000, including winning at least one marathon in each of the 50 states!
my, such violent tendencies from a culture dedicated to the manufacture of footstools