Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for May 11, 2013
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May 12, 2013
Transcript:
Rare catch! A Chinese fisherman was paid $480,000 for a rare yellow croaker fish he caught in August 2012 in Fujian Province! A company in Seattle makes a hot tub that doubles as a boat! Stone Age man had healthier teeth than we do today, according to a recent study by the University of Adelaide, Australia.
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Kali39 over 11 years ago
Stone Age Man: Of course they had healthier teeth. No one invented chocolate yet. :-)
Hot Tub Boat: Sounds like something TV’s Frank would invent…
Templo S.U.D. over 11 years ago
The boaters/hot-tubbers better pray for no capsizing.
billb181 over 11 years ago
“A rare catch.” I wonder if they said that when the last DoDo Bird was killed!
tadchem over 11 years ago
An anthropologist told me that he could tell the age of a human tooth at a glance: if it had no cavities, the person died before people started eating grains. Gluten turns to glue (aka ‘plaque’) in the gums and in between the teeth, and bacteria just LOVE that glue.
Nighthawks Premium Member over 11 years ago
then again, stone age man didn’t live long enough to have bad teeth
Mostly Water Premium Member over 11 years ago
Some people win the lottery; others catch a rare Yellow Croaker Fish.
philwissbeck over 11 years ago
Stress destroys the teeth.
GerardoDreadful over 11 years ago
It is because our diet is filled with sugar and flour.
Stephen Gilberg over 11 years ago
Maybe the bad teeth simply didn’t stick around.
boldyuma over 11 years ago
Always thought that the boattours in Hawaii and Cabo San Lucascould make more money if their glass bottom boats werehot tubs..sigh… another patent idea lost..another day..
AmyGrantfan51774 over 11 years ago
wow that’s interesting about the hot tub that can double as a boat